type
[taɪp]
n
a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics
a subdivision of a particular class of things or people; sort
what type of shampoo do you use?
the general form, plan, or design distinguishing a particular group
a person who typifies a particular quality
he's the administrative type
a person, esp of a specified kind
he's a strange type
a small block of metal or more rarely wood bearing a letter or character in relief for use in printing.such pieces collectively
characters printed from type; print
the taxonomic group the characteristics of which are used for defining the next highest group, for example Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is the type species of the rat genus Rattus.(as modifier)
See type specimen
the characteristic device on a coin
a symbol regarded as standing for the class of all symbols identical to itSee token
a class of expressions or of the entities they represent that can all enter into the same syntactic relations. The theory of types was advanced by Bertrand Russell to avoid the liar paradox, Russell's paradox, etc
a universal. If a sentence always has the same meaning whenever it is used, the meaning is said to be a property of the sentence-typeSee token
a figure, episode, or symbolic factor resembling some future reality in such a way as to foreshadow or prefigure it
a distinctive sign or mark
vb
to write (copy) on a typewriter
to be a symbol of; typify
to decide the type of; clarify into a type
to determine the blood group of (a blood sample)
to foreshadow or serve as a symbol of (some future reality)
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