typology
the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, especially in scriptural literature.
a systematic classification or study of types.
Linguistics. the study and classification of languages according to structural features, especially patterns of phonology, morphology, and syntax, without reference to their histories.
Origin of typology
1Other words from typology
- ty·po·log·i·cal [tahy-puh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌtaɪ pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, ty·po·log·ic, adjective
- ty·po·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ty·pol·o·gist, noun
Words Nearby typology
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How to use typology in a sentence
These tended to be Republicans of the old school: the country-club types, to use a perhaps outdated typology.
What a marvelous unfolding of Old Testament typology in the Hebrews!
The Theology of Holiness | Dougan ClarkIrenus follows Justin in making the angels mix with the daughters of men, and also in his absurd typology.
Frauds and Follies of the Fathers | Joseph Mazzini WheelerIt merely points up the fact that Western terminology and typology might be rexamined.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948 | A. E. TreganzaVariant—in projectile point typology a variation of the type described as of the original series.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. Cambron
typology (L)—a study of arrangement of specimens separated into types.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. Cambron
British Dictionary definitions for typology
/ (taɪˈpɒlədʒɪ) /
mainly Christian theol the doctrine or study of types or of the correspondence between them and the realities which they typify
Derived forms of typology
- typological (ˌtaɪpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or typologic, adjective
- typologically, adverb
- typologist, noun
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