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a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

printed characters; "small type is hard to read"

(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"

(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what of sculpture do you prefer?"

printed characters; "small is hard to read"

write by means of a keyboard with types; "the acceptance letter, please"

The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.

Form or character impressed; style; semblance.

A figure or representation of something to come; a token; a sign; a symbol; -- correlative to antitype.

That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities; the representative.

A general form or structure common to a number of individuals; hence, the ideal representation of a species, genus, or other group, combining the essential characteristics; an animal or plant possessing or exemplifying the essential characteristics of a species, genus, or other group. Also, a group or division of animals having a certain typical or characteristic structure of body maintained within the group.

The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin.

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.

A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing.

Such letters or characters, in general, or the whole quantity of them used in printing, spoken of collectively; any number or mass of such letters or characters, however disposed.

To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.

To make a copy of; to represent; to copy by means of a typewriter; to reproduce in letter-bearing metal blocks called type, or to make a plate impression of from such blocks.

The mark or impression of something; an emblem; the first form of something, to be followed and copied; a model or pattern; an original design from which copies are to be made; a person who, or a thing which, stands as a foreshadowing of persons, things, or events which are to come later; a person in a story who represents an abstract quality; a person or thing representative of a group because of characteristics possessed in common with individuals of the group; a sample; in printing, a metal block bearing an impression of a letter, figure, etc., to be stamped in ink upon paper; such blocks taken collectively: formerly classified under names, as in the following table; now generally classified according to size, by a measure called a point, which equals 1-72 of an inch, each size corresponding to one of the names formerly used; as, 12-point type, formerly called pica, prints letters 1-6 of an inch high.

Typed.

Typing.

1. The usual form, or a composite form, which all others of the class resemble more or less closely; a model; noting especially a disease or a symptom-complex giving the stamp or characteristic to a class. 2. In chemistry, a substance in which the arrangement of the atoms in a molecule may be taken as representative of that in a class of other substances; organic substances may be classed under the three types: hydrogen H/H}, water H/H}O, and ammonia H/H/H}N.

Characteristic model.

A mark or figure struck or stamped upon something: an emblem or figure of something to come: a raised letter, etc., in metal or wood used in printing: a model in nature made the subject of a copy: (nat. hist.) that which combines best the characteristics of a group: (med.) the order in which the symptoms of a disease exhibit themselves.

TYPAL.

TYPAL.

Something emblematic, representing, symbolizing, or prefiguring something else; image; emblem; symbol; sign.

A representative of a class or group; an example; pattern.

Biol. A fundamental or ideal structure or organism.

A block of metal or of wood, bearing a raised letter or character for use in printing; also, such pieces collectively.

A termination used to signify type, representative form, stamp.

An emblem; that which represents something else; a sign; a symbol; a figure of something to come; stamp or general structure or character; model; ideal; a letter in metal or other hard material to print from.

A mark of something; an emblem, sign, or symbol; a figure of something to come; the shape or form of a letter of the alphabet in metal; a peculiarity in the form of a disease; the original conception in art which becomes the subject of a copy; the perfect representation or idea of anything.

The sum of the characteristics common to a large number of individuals, serving as a ground for classification ; a primary model.

A model, a representative or ideal form, structure, or specimen; of a disease, the course pursued in the majority of cases.

In chemistry, a substance the graphic formula of which serves as a model of construction for numerous other bodies whose graphic formulae, accordingly, may be reproduced by substituting the appropriate radicles for the radicles of the typical formula.

In biology the ideal plan on which an organ or form is constructed; the primitive pattern on which a group was first established; and a group (species, genus, etc.) representing as completely as possible the distinguishing characteristics of the group.