1. type:
[ad. F. type (16th c. in Littré) or L. typus, a. Gr. impression, figure, type, f. the root of to beat, strike.]
antitype:
[ad. med.L. antityp-us a. Gr., prop. adj. ‘responding as an impression to the die,’ f. opposite to + stroke, stamp, type, f. stem - strike.]
(from OED)
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