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Definition of 'type'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) type
a class, group, or category of things or persons sharing one or more characteristics:
people of a criminal type; a car of the luxury type.

2.  type
a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usu. fol. by of):
This is a type of mushroom.

3.  type
a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model.

4.  type
a person regarded as typifying a certain line of work, behavior, environment, etc.:
a civil service type.

5.  type
a wood or metal block with a raised character on its surface that, when fixed into a press and coated with ink, prints an impression of the character on paper or a similar absorbent surface.

6.  type
such blocks collectively.

7.  type
a printed character or printed characters:
a headline in large type.

8.  type
Biol.

9.  type
a genus or species that most nearly exemplifies the essential characteristics of a higher group.

10.  type
the one or more specimens on which the description and naming of a species is based.

11.  type
the inherited features of an animal or breed that are favorable for any given purpose:
dairy type.

12.  type
a strain, breed, or variety of animal, or a single animal, belonging to a specific kind.

13.  type
the general form of a word, symbol, or expression, in contrast to its particular occurrences.

14.  type
the pattern or model from which something is made.

15.  type
an image or figure produced by impressing or stamping.

16.  type
a distinctive or characteristic mark or sign.

17.  type
a symbol of something in the future, as an Old Testament event prefiguring a New Testament event.

18. (v.t.) type
to write on a typewriter, computer keyboard, or the like.

19.  type
to reproduce in type or in print.

20.  type
to ascertain the type of (a blood or tissue sample).

21.  type
to typecast.

22.  type
to typify or symbolize; represent.

23.  type
to represent prophetically; foreshadow; prefigure.

24. (v.i.) type
to write using a typewriter, computer keyboard, or the like.

Etymology: (1425–75; late ME: symbol, figure (< MF) < L typus bas-relief, ground plan < Gk týpos blow, impression)

Definition of 'type'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) type
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
"what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

2. (noun) character, eccentric, type, case
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
"a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

3. (noun) type
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

4. (noun) type
printed characters
"small type is hard to read"

5. (noun) type
all of the tokens of the same symbol
"the word `element' contains five different types of character"

6. (verb) type
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
"he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"

7. (verb) type, typewrite
write by means of a keyboard with types
"type the acceptance letter, please"

8. (verb) type, typecast
identify as belonging to a certain type
"Such people can practically be typed"

Definition of 'type'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) type
a group of things or people of the same kind
a type of water bird; a type of nerve damage; the three main types of volcanoes; We have this type of trouble all the time.

2.  type
a person with particular qualities or characteristics
She's the quiet type.; He's the type to argue with whatever you say.

3.  type
not sb's type
not the type of person sb usually finds attractive
Tall blondes aren't my type.

4.  type
printed letters
words printed in very large type

5. (verb) type
to write sth using a computer keyboard or similar device
He can type without looking.; I typed a few more words.

Definition of 'type'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) type
the mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem

2. (noun) type
form or character impressed; style; semblance

3. (noun) type
a figure or representation of something to come; a token; a sign; a symbol; -- correlative to antitype

4. (noun) type
that which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities; the representative

5. (noun) type
a general form or structure common to a number of individuals; hence, the ideal representation of a species, genus, or other group, combining the essential characteristics; an animal or plant possessing or exemplifying the essential characteristics of a species, genus, or other group. Also, a group or division of animals having a certain typical or characteristic structure of body maintained within the group

6. (noun) type
the original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin

7. (noun) type
a simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived

8. (noun) type
a raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing

9. (noun) type
such letters or characters, in general, or the whole quantity of them used in printing, spoken of collectively; any number or mass of such letters or characters, however disposed

10. (verb) type
to represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure

11. (verb) type
to furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify

Translation of 'type'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a kind, sort; variety What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.
Afrikaans: tipe, soort	Arabic: نَوْع، طِراز، نموذَج	Bulgarian: вид
Brazilian: tipo	Czech: typ, druh	German: die Art
Danish: slags; type	Greek: τύπος, είδος	Spanish: tipo
Estonian: tüüp	Farsi: نوع؛ تیپ	Finnish: tyyppi
French: type, sorte	Hebrew: סוּג	Hindi: प्रकार
Croatian: tip, vrsta	Hungarian: jelleg, típus	Indonesian: jenis
Icelandic: tegund, gerð	Italian: tipo	Japanese: 型
Korean: 종류, 형태	Lithuanian: rūšis, pobūdis, tipas	Latvian: tips; veids; modelis
Malay: jenis	Dutch: soort	Norwegian: type
Polish: typ	Persian: نوع؛ تیپ	Pashto: ډول ، ټیپ
Portuguese: tipo	Romanian: tip, fel, gen	Russian: тип; сорт; разновидность
Slovak: druh, typ	Slovenian: vrsta	Serbian: tip
Swedish: typ, art, slag, sort	Thai: รูปแบบ	Turkish: çeşit, tip
Taiwanese: 類型	Ukrainian: тип, рід, клас	Urdu: قسم، نوع
Vietnamese: loại	Chinese: 类型
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