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antetypes

antetypes is the plural of antetype.

Meaning of antetype

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

Questions about antetypes

What is antetypes the plural of?
Antetypes is the plural of antetype.

Words near antetypes in the dictionary

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

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