Direct Cross-Language Association: “Type” in German
This word also exists in German! Meaning: “a type in typesetting”
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Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections
Definitions & Usage
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
(printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
(taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
(corpus linguistics) A word that occurs in a text or corpus irrespective of how many times it occurs, as opposed to a token.
(theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
(computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations.
(fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
(chemistry) 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.
(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
(obsolete except in the above special senses) A symbol, emblem, or example of something.
To put text on paper using a typewriter.
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
To determine the blood type of.
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
To categorize into types.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.”
— 2012 March 25, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:
“Look, with these gals that want to buy it, most of them are older, dignified. Social Register types, you know what I mean? They can't be trotting down to Times Square to pick out the merchandise. They got to have some kind of, uh, middleman.”
— 1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), United Artists:
“"I just peeked out toward the restaurant and there are a lot of Navy types in there. I'd hate for you to get in trouble on your last night in Europe."”
— 2002, Pat Conroy, The Great Santini, page 4: