Meaning of aftertype | Babel Free

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

Examples

“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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