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Noun: antitype  'an-tee,tIp
  1. A person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament
    "Aaron and Jesus Christ are the type and antitype for the high priest who made atonement for the sins of the people"
     
  2. An opposite or contrasting type
    "In literature, the villain often serves as the antitype to the hero"

Derived forms: antitypes

Type of: form, internal representation, kind, mental representation, representation, sort, variety

Antonym: type

Encyclopedia: Antitype