type
/tˈaɪp/
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Definitions
Noun
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
Noun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
Noun
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
Noun
printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
Noun
all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element'' contains five different types of character"
Noun
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
Verb
write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"
Verb
identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
More General Terms
adult
block
character
form
grapheme
graphic symbol
grownup
identify
kind
sort
symbol
taxon
taxonomic category
taxonomic group
variety
write
More Specific Terms
backspace
breed
case
double-space
edition
face
font
fount
kern
nature
quad
shift
space
touch-type
triple-space
type family
typeface
variant
variation
version