typology

[ tahy-pol-uh-jee ]

/ taɪˈpɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

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.

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Origin of typology

First recorded in 1835–45; typo- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM typology

ty·po·log·i·cal

[tahy-puh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌtaɪ pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, ty·po·log·ic, adjectivety·po·log·i·cal·ly, adverbty·pol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby typology

typog., typographer, typographical, typographical error, typography, typology, typothetae, typp, typw., typy, Tyr

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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These tended to be Republicans of the old school: the country-club types, to use a perhaps outdated typology.
The Big Goodbye: Why Some Abandon the Right|Michael Tomasky|May 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
What a marvelous unfolding of Old Testament typology in the Hebrews!
The Theology of Holiness|Dougan Clark
Irenus 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 Wheeler
It merely points up the fact that Western terminology and typology might be rexamined.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza

Variant—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

typology

/ (taɪˈpɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

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, adjectivetypologically, adverbtypologist, noun

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