type
nouns
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
"what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
"a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
animal or plant group having natural relations
printed characters
"small type is hard to read"
is a type of (narrower)
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
all of the tokens of the same symbol
"the word `element' contains five different types of character"
is a type of (narrower)
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
"he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
is a type of (narrower)
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
"the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
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