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an·te·type
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tiˌtaɪp
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noun
an earlier form; prototype.
Origin:
1605–15;
ante-
+
type
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Antetype
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So is
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ninnyhammer
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bezoar
. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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antetype
(ˈæntɪˌtaɪp)
—
n
an earlier form; prototype
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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