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Word: Type
Speech Type: Noun
late 15th century (in the sense ‘symbol, emblem’): from French, or from Latin typus, from Greek tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’. The use in printing dates from the early 18th century; the general sense ‘category with common characteristics’ arose in the mid 19th century
tʌɪp
a category of people or things having common characteristics
Short Definition:category of people or things having common characteristics
Examples:- this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat
- blood types
a person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something
Short Definition:person or thing exemplifying ideal or defining characteristics of something
Examples:- she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom
characters or letters that are printed or shown on a screen
Short Definition:characters or letters that are printed or shown on screen
Examples:- bold type
a design on either side of a medal or coin.
Short Definition:design on either side of medal or coin
an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing.
Short Definition:abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit
Word: Type
Speech Type: Verb
tʌɪp
write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys
Short Definition:write something on typewriter or computer by pressing keys
Examples:- he typed out the second draft
- I'm learning to type
determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs
Short Definition:determine type to which belongs
Examples:- the kidney was typed
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