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   Type

   /tīp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a category of people or things having common characteristics: "this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat" Similar kindsortvarietyclasscategoryclassificationgroupsetbracketgenregenusspeciesfamilyorderbreedracestrainstyledescriptiondesignationconditionqualitynaturemannerdesignshapeformpatternrankbrandmakemodellinemarkgenerationvintagestampilkkidneycastgrainmoldstripe
   • ▪ a person, thing, or event considered as a representative of a type: "it's not the type of car I'd want my daughter to drive"
   • ▪ a person of a specified character or nature: informal "professor types in tweed" Similar personindividualcharactersortinformal:bod
   • ▪ the sort of person one likes or finds attractive: informal "she's not really my type"
   • 2. a person or thing symbolizing or exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something: "she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom" Similar epitomequintessenceessenceperfect examplearchetypemodelpatternparadigmexemplarembodimentpersonificationavatarprototype
   • ▪ an object, conception, or work of art serving as a model for subsequent artists.
   • ▪ a person or event in the Old Testament taken as a foreshadowing of someone or something in the New Testament.
   • ▪ an organism or taxon chosen as having the essential characteristics of its group.
   • ▪ short for type specimen
   • 3. printed characters or letters: "bold or italic type" Similar printtypefacefacecharactersletteringlettersfontfount
   • ▪ a piece of metal with a raised letter or character on its upper surface, for use in letterpress printing.
   • ▪ the pieces of metal used in letterpress printing collectively: "the first European printing of books began in 1454 with the invention of movable type"
   • 4. a design on either side of a medal or coin.
   • 5. an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing.

   verb

   • 1. write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys: "he typed out the second draft"
   • 2. determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs: "the kidney was typed"
   • 3. short for typecast

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘symbol, emblem’): from French, or from Latin typus, from Greek tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’. The use in printing dates from the early 18th century; the general sense ‘category with common characteristics’ arose in the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. typal adjective

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2. www.thefreedictionary.com › typeType - definition of type by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class: That type of car was popular in the 1970s. See Synonyms at kind. 2. a. A person or thing having the features of a group or class: He is the type of person that is bound to get into trouble. b.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › typeType - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A type is a specific category of things or people that have something in common. Your favorite type of candy might be dark chocolate, while your brother's favorite type is jelly beans.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › -typeTYPE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Type definition: a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category. See examples of TYPE used in a sentence.

5. stackoverflow.com › questions › 36518029c++ - Proper way to define type (typedef vs #define) - Stack ...

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   Apr 9, 2016 · This is the "modern" way to define a type alias, which has much clearer syntax than a typedef statement (especially for more complex types). It was introduced because otherwise the new syntax for template type aliases would have been next to impossible to make sane.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › typeTYPE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   TYPE meaning: 1. a person or thing that is part of a group of people or things that have similar qualities, or a…. Learn more.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › typetype | meaning of type in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

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   type meaning, definition, what is type: one member of a group of people or thing...: Learn more.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › typetype - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated;