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antetype

antetype noun: an archetype or prototype; an example or precursor that guides future developments or versions.

Noun

antetype (plural antetypes)

  1. An archetype or prototype; an example or precursor that guides future developments or versions.
    • The latter is the matrix or mould which serves as the antetype of the mature product, and the same can also be said of interstitial bones.1889, Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences and Analytical Index, page 10

Forms of antetype

pluralantetypes

Questions about antetype

What does antetype mean?
Antetype means an archetype or prototype; an example or precursor that guides future developments or versions.
What part of speech is antetype?
Antetype is a noun.
What is the plural of antetype?
The plural of antetype is antetypes.

Words near antetype in the dictionary

  1. antestomachs
  2. antesutural
  3. antetemple
  4. antetemples
  5. antetorsion
  6. antetype
  7. antetypes
  8. antevaginal
  9. antevasin
  10. antevasins
  11. antevenient

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