typify
[ tip-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈtɪp əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), typ·i·fied, typ·i·fy·ing.
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Nearby words
typhus, typhus vaccine, typical, typically, typicon, typify, typing, typing element, typist, typo, typo-
Related formstyp·i·fi·ca·tion, nountyp·i·fi·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for typify
typify
/ (ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to be typical of; characterize
to symbolize or represent completely, by or as if by a type
Derived Formstypification, nountypifier, noun
Word Origin for typify
C17: from Latin typus type + -ify
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Word Origin and History for typify
typify
1630s, "to represent by a symbol," from Latin typus (see type (n.)) + -fy. Meaning "to serve as a typical specimen of some class, etc." is attested from 1854.
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