Type Meaning and Definition

Word: Type

How to pronounce: taɪp

Noun

Definitions:

1. A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Example sentences: "This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat"

2. A person or thing symbolizing or exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something.

Example sentences: "She characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom"

3. Printed characters or letters.

Example sentences: "Bold or italic 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.

Example sentences: "The concepts [dog], [cat], [horse], as well as [animal], occupy the abstract domain of types."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Example sentences: "He typed out the second draft"

2. Determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs.

Example sentences: "The kidney was typed"

3. Short for typecast

Synonyms:

kind

category

sort

genus

group

order

style

model

data type

genre

manner

class

typ

variety

grade

range

species

breed

strain

description

ilk

tribe

family

nature

character

classification

typewrite

categorize

set

Antonyms:

antitype

Derivations:

typical

typed

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Type in Other Languages...

Spanish: Tipo

German: Art

French: Type

Italian: Tipo

Turkish: Tür