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types

/taɪps/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
  2. An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
  3. An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
  4. A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
  5. Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
  6. Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
  7. To put text on paper using a typewriter.
  8. To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
  9. To determine the blood type of.
  10. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
  11. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
  12. To categorize into types.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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