type
[ tahyp ]
/ taɪp /
noun
verb (used with object), typed, typ·ing.
verb (used without object), typed, typ·ing.
SYNONYMS FOR type
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Origin of type
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English: “symbol, figure” (from Middle French ), from Latin typus “bas-relief, ground plan,” from Greek týpos “blow, impression”
usage note for type
2. When preceded by a modifier, type meaning “kind, sort” is sometimes used without a following of: This type furnace uses very little current. In writing, a hyphen is often placed between type and the preceding word or words: a magnetic-type holder; a New England-type corn pudding. This construction is frequently criticized by usage guides; it is most typical of journalistic writing and advertising and occurs rarely in formal speech or writing. In almost all cases the construction can be rendered fully standard either by restoring of after type, with no hyphen ( this type of furnace; a New England type of corn pudding ) or by omitting type altogether ( a magnetic holder).
OTHER WORDS FROM type
Definition for type (2 of 2)
-type
a suffix representing type (prototype), especially in names of photographic processes: ferrotype.
Compare typo-.
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British Dictionary definitions for type (1 of 2)
type
/ (taɪp) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for type
C15: from Latin typus figure, from Greek tupos image, from tuptein to strike
British Dictionary definitions for type (2 of 2)
-type
noun, combining form
type or formarchetype
printing type or photographic processcollotype
Word Origin for -type
from Latin -typus, from Greek -typos, from tupos type
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Medical definitions for type
type
[ tīp ]
n.
v.
To determine the antigenic characteristics of a blood or tissue sample.
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