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Typology

Ty-pol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[
Type
+
-logy
.]
1.
(Theol.)
A discourse or treatise on types.
2.
(Theol.)
The doctrine of types.

Definition 2024


typology

typology

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  • IPA(key): /taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Noun

typology (plural typologies)

  1. the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics
  2. (archaeology) the result of the classification of things according to their characteristics
  3. (linguistics) classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to historical families like romance languages)

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