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Type

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Noun

1. type

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

Example Sentences:
'what type of sculpture do you prefer?'

2. case, character, eccentric, type

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Example Sentences:
'a real character'
'a strange character'
'a friendly eccentric'
'the capable type'
'a mental case'

3. type

(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

4. type

printed characters

Example Sentences:
'small type is hard to read'

5. type

all of the tokens of the same symbol

Example Sentences:
'the word element' contains five different types of character'

6. type

a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper

Example Sentences:
'he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up'

Verb

7. type, typewrite

write by means of a keyboard with types

Example Sentences:
'type the acceptance letter, please'

8. type, typecast

identify as belonging to a certain type

Example Sentences:
'Such people can practically be typed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Type

see synonyms of type
noun
1. 
a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics
2. 
a subdivision of a particular class of things or people; sort
what type of shampoo do you use?
3. 
the general form, plan, or design distinguishing a particular group
4. informal
a person who typifies a particular quality
he's the administrative type
5. informal
a person, esp of a specified kind
he's a strange type
6. 
a. 
a small block of metal or more rarely wood bearing a letter or character in relief for use in printing
b. 
such pieces collectively
7. 
characters printed from type; print
8. biology
a. 
the taxonomic group the characteristics of which are used for defining the next highest group, for example Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is the type species of the rat genus Rattus
b. 
(as modifier)
a type genus
a type species
9.  type specimen
10. 
the characteristic device on a coin
11. linguistics
a symbol regarded as standing for the class of all symbols identical to it
Compare token (sense 8)
12. logic
a class of expressions or of the entities they represent that can all enter into the same syntactic relations. The theory of types was advanced by Bertrand Russell to avoid the liar paradox, Russell's paradox, etc
13. philosophy
a universal. If a sentence always has the same meaning whenever it is used, the meaning is said to be a property of the sentence-type
Compare token (sense 9)
14. mainly Christian theology
a figure, episode, or symbolic factor resembling some future reality in such a way as to foreshadow or prefigure it
15. rare
a distinctive sign or mark
verb
16. 
to write (copy) on a computer or typewriter
17. (transitive)
to be a symbol of; typify
18. (transitive)
to decide the type of; clarify into a type
19. (transitive) medicine
to determine the blood group of (a blood sample)
20. (transitive) mainly Christian theology
to foreshadow or serve as a symbol of (some future reality)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Type

see synonyms of type
noun
1. 
a person, thing, or event that represents or symbolizes another, esp. another that it is thought will appear later; symbol; token; sign
2.  Rare
a distinguishing mark, sign, or impress
3. 
the general form, structure, plan, style, etc. characterizing or distinguishing the members of a class or group
4. 
a kind, class, or group having distinguishing characteristics in common [a new type of airplane, an animal of the dog type]
in informal usage, often used elliptically immediately preceding the noun [a new type airplane]
5. 
a person, animal, or thing that is representative of, or has the distinctive characteristics of, a class or group; typical individual or instance
6. 
a perfect example; model; pattern; archetype
7.  Informal
an odd or eccentric person; character
8.  Agriculture
the combination of characters of an animal or breed that make it most suitable for a particular use
beef type, dairy type
9.  Biology
a. 
the single specimen designated as the one on which the original description and name of a taxon have been based
b. 
type genus or , type species
10.  Ancient Mathematics
the simplest of a set of equivalent forms
11.  Printing
a. 
a rectangular piece of metal or, esp. formerly, wood, with a raised letter, figure, etc. in reverse on its upper end which, when inked and pressed against a piece of paper or other material, as in a printing press or on a typewriter, leaves an ink impression of its face; also, such pieces collectively or the characters printed from them
b. 
a character or characters formed electronically and produced by a computer printer
c. 
photographic reproductions of print used in photocomposition
d. 
a particular face of type
verb transitiveWord forms: typed or ˈtyping
12.  Rare
a. 
to prefigure
b. 
to typify; represent
13. 
to classify according to type
to be typed as a villain
14. 
to write using the keyboard of a typewriter or computer
15.  Medicine
to determine the type of (a blood sample)
verb intransitive
16. 
to use the keyboard of a typewriter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Type

see synonyms of type
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. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment:"He was the perfect type of a military dandy"(Joyce Cary).
c. A person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group:a group of executive types; a restaurant frequented by tourist types.
3. A figure, representation, or symbol of something to come, such as an event in the Old Testament that is believed to foreshadow another in the New Testament.
4. Biology The type specimen, type species, or type genus, which serves as the basis for the name of a species, genus, or family.
5. Printing
a. A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper.
b. Such pieces considered as a group.
c. Printed or typewritten characters; print:Let's see how your letter looks in type.
d. A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface:a sans-serif type.
6. A pattern, a design, or an image impressed or stamped onto the face of a coin.
v.typed, typ·ing, types
v.tr.
1.
a. To write (something) using a typewriter.
b. To input (something) manually on an electronic device, especially by using a keyboard.
2.
a. To assign to a category; classify or characterize:a political candidate who was typed as indecisive.
b. To determine the antigenic characteristics of (a blood or tissue sample).
c. To typecast:an actor afraid of being typed as a gangster.
v.intr.
To write with a typewriter or computer keyboard.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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