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type

UK/taɪp/ US/ˈtaɪp/ common slang
noun (6) verb (2)

noun

1.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

  • “what type of sculpture do you prefer?”
Antonyms
2.

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”
Synonyms
3.

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

4.

printed characters

  • “small type is hard to read”
5.

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”
6.

all of the tokens of the same symbol

  • “the word”
  • “contains five different types of character”

verb

1.

write by means of a keyboard with types

  • “type the acceptance letter, please”
Synonyms
2.

identify as belonging to a certain type

  • “Such people can practically be typed”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

Phrases

  • A-type conflict
  • abstract data type
  • abstract type
  • algebraic data type
  • bastard type
  • body type
  • book type
  • bottom type
  • search as you type
  • type out
  • type up

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