Meaning of 'type' (Webster Dictionary)
- The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign;
emblem.
- Form or character impressed; style; semblance.
- A figure or representation of something to come; a token; a
sign; a symbol; -- correlative to antitype.
- That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities;
the representative.
- A general form or structure common to a number of
individuals; hence, the ideal representation of a species, genus, or
other group, combining the essential characteristics; an animal or
plant possessing or exemplifying the essential characteristics of a
species, genus, or other group. Also, a group or division of animals
having a certain typical or characteristic structure of body maintained
within the group.
- The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or
conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on
the face of a medal or a coin.
- A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other
compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which
they may be actually or theoretically derived.
- A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in
metal or cut in wood, used in printing.
- Such letters or characters, in general, or the whole quantity
of them used in printing, spoken of collectively; any number or mass of
such letters or characters, however disposed.
- To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to
prefigure.
- To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to
typify.
Meaning of 'type' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
Example in sentence:- a friendly eccentric;
- a mental case;
- a real character;
- a strange character;
- the capable type
Meaning (2):
- a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
Example in sentence:- he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up
Meaning (3):
- printed characters
Example in sentence:- small type is hard to read
Meaning (4):
- all of the tokens of the same symbol
Example in sentence:- the word `element' contains five different types of character
Meaning (5):
- a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
Example in sentence:- what type of sculpture do you prefer?
Meaning (6):
- identify as belonging to a certain type
Example in sentence:- Such people can practically be typed
Meaning (7):
- write by means of a keyboard with types
Example in sentence:- type the acceptance letter, please
Definition
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