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foretype

noun

Etymology

From fore- + type.

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

Definitions

  1. A type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance

    A type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype

    • The last member of the trilogy could not well rival in pathos the Homeric foretype[…]
    • Their unconsummated relationship was a foretype of the chaste marriage of Mary and Joseph.

  2. To make into a foretype, or exemplify as such

    To make into a foretype, or exemplify as such; to foreshadow; exemplify beforehand

    • Whereupon Charlie, of four, foretyped his possible future, and the present of so many, by the exhibition of what might have been called strongly interested affection: …
    • We may find ourselves going through stages foretyped by the forerunner and pioneer of our faith even as He died and arose again.
    • He came to the red men of the isthmus of America, and they foretyped the blood sacrifice of Jesus the Son of God—and slew thousands of young men!

The neighborhood

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