Type
/taɪp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Type
noun
- A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
"This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane."
- An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
- An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
- A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
- Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
verb
- 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.
"The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion."
- To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
- To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
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