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type
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Meanings
noun
  • a category of people or things having common characteristics.
    E.g. this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat
  • a person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something.
    E.g. she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom
  • characters or letters that are printed or shown on a screen.
    E.g. bold type
  • a design on either side of a medal or coin.
  • an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing.
verb
  • write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.
    E.g. he typed out the second draft
  • determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs.
    E.g. the kidney was typed
-type
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Meanings
suffix
  • (forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.
    E.g. the dish-type radio telescope

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