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types

  • plural
    of type.
    type
    noun
    a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category.
  • present tense form
    of type (3rd person singular).
    type
    noun
    a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category.

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Together, they determine which types of cells form in the central retina and how some of those cells change as development continues.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In a standard search campaign, a business sets a budget and bids on specific keywords that trigger text ads to appear when a user types them into the search bar.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Shire operates according to an established hierarchy, with sophisticated types like Bilbo and forelock-tugging underlings like Sam Gamgee; the latter could have stepped in from “The Pickwick Papers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"We still have big ambitions.... It may be different types of jobs or jobs in different areas and so forth," Sarin said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Many different types of music notation have been invented, and some, such as tablature2 , are still in use.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones