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- [tahyp]
- /taɪp/
- /taɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahyp]
- /taɪp/
Definitions of type word
- noun type a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type. 1
- noun type a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usually followed by of): This is some type of mushroom. 1
- noun type Informal. a person, regarded as reflecting or typifying a certain line of work, environment, etc.: a couple of civil service types. 1
- noun type a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model: the very type of a headmaster. 1
- noun type Printing. a rectangular piece or block, now usually of metal, having on its upper surface a letter or character in relief. such pieces or blocks collectively. a similar piece in a typewriter or the like. such pieces collectively. a printed character or printed characters: a headline in large type. face (defs 19b, c). 1
- noun type Biology. a genus or species that most nearly exemplifies the essential characteristics of a higher group. the one or more specimens on which the description and naming of a species is based. 1
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Origin of type
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English: symbol, figure (< Middle French) < Latin typus bas-relief, ground plan < Greek týpos blow, impression
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Parts of speech for Type
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
type popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
type usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for type
noun type
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- avatar — An avatar is an image that represents you on the screen in an online game or chatroom
- black-and-white — displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart: a black-and-white photograph.
- breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
verb type
- assort — to arrange or distribute into groups of the same type; classify
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
Antonyms for type
noun type
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- mistype — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
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