type

type
noun
1》 a category of people or things having common characteristics.
    ↘informal a person of a specified character or nature: two sporty types in tracksuits.
    ↘Linguistics an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit. Contrasted with token.
2》 a person or thing symbolizing or exemplifying the defining characteristics of something.
3》 printed characters or letters.
    ↘a piece of metal with a raised letter or character on its upper surface, for use in letterpress printing.
    ↘such pieces collectively.
4》 a design on either side of a medal or coin.
5》 Theology a foreshadowing in the Old Testament of a person or event of the Christian dispensation.
verb
1》 write using a typewriter or computer.
2》 Medicine determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs.
Phrases
in type Printing composed and ready for printing.
Derivatives
typal adjective
typing noun
Origin
C15: from Fr., or from L. typus, from Gk tupos 'impression, figure, type'.

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