type

A1 Topic:People & Society

US /taɪp/ UK /taɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #1150

Meanings

1

noun
A group of people or things that share certain features; a kind or sort.

What type of music do you like?
2

verb
To write something using a keyboard.

Please type the letter and print two copies.
3

noun
Printed or typed letters and characters.

Small type is hard to read in dim light.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a group of people or things... category class kind sort group

2 verb · to write something using a... typewrite

Word family

Forms typedtypestyping

Derived forms aftertypeallotypeantitypearchetypechronotypecotypedelegate-typeepitypefind-as-you-typeforetypegenotypegun-type

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Phrases (1)

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type specimen
a specimen serving as the reference for the description of a species

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

*(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European type Middle English typus Latin τύπος Ancient Greek

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# type

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /taɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /taɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 1150

## Meanings
1. A group of people or things that share certain features; a kind or sort.
2. To write something using a keyboard.
3. Printed or typed letters and characters.

## Examples
- What type of music do you like?
- Please type the letter and print two copies.
- Small type is hard to read in dim light.

## Synonyms
- sort

## Derived Forms
- aftertype
- allotype
- antitype
- archetype
- chronotype
- cotype
- delegate-type
- epitype
- find-as-you-type
- foretype
- genotype
- gun-type

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)tewp-
- Root: type
- Root: typus
- Root: τύπος

## Etymology
From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

## AI Etymology
Type is from Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, Middle English type, Latin typus, Ancient Greek τύπος. In present-day use, it can mean a group of people or things that share certain features; a kind or sort, or to write something using a keyboard. Derived formations include aftertype, allotype, antitype, archetype, chronotype, cotype, delegate-type, epitype.

## Topics
- People & Society

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