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aftertype

noun

Etymology

From after- + type. Compare foretype.

  1. derived from τύπος — “mark, impression, type”
  2. derived from typus
  3. inherited from type — “symbol, figure, emblem”
  4. prefixed as aftertype — “after + type”

Definitions

  1. A type or figure which comes after or ensues another, often in semblance to or in…

    A type or figure which comes after or ensues another, often in semblance to or in imitation of them; a copy

    • But Anna was an enthusiast — in politics and religion — with a Joan d'Arc devotion, she cast every personal consideration in the back ground, and as far as will could make her, was ready to become an aftertype of La Pucelle d'Orleans.
    • Leading his own troops, dispensing justice, an after-type of those great Arabs who sprang from the sands of Arabia and Africa, shook Europe, and flourished in Spain, a basha.
    • The story hence has a number of parallels with tales of Arius and his aftertypes, and must have come to mind when later evildoers were found dead in the latrine.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA