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ideal type

i·de·al type
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-dee-uh l, ahy-deel tahyp]
    • /aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil taɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-dee-uh l, ahy-deel tahyp]
    • /aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil taɪp/

Definition of ideal type words

  • noun ideal type a construct abstracted from experience in which individual elements are combined to form a whole that is conceptually independent of empirical factors or variables, but against which particular examples of the appropriate class found in life can be measured. 1

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Origin of ideal type

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Ideal type

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ideal type popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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