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type
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n.
1.
a category of people or things having common characteristics:
this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat
blood types.
∎
a person, thing, or event considered as a representative of such a category:
it's not the type of car I'd want my daughter to drive
I'm an adventurous type.
∎ inf.
a person of a specified character or nature:
professor types in tweed.
∎ (one's type) inf.
the sort of person one likes or finds attractive:
she's not really my type.
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Linguistics
an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing. Contrasted with token.
2.
a person or thing symbolizing or exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something:
she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom.
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an object, conception, or work of art serving as a model for subsequent artists.
∎ Bot. & Zool.
an organism or taxon chosen as having the essential characteristics of its group.
∎ short for type specimen.
3.
printed characters or letters:
bold or italic type.
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a piece of metal with a raised letter or character on its upper surface, for use in letterpress printing.
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such pieces collectively.
4.
a design on either side of a medal or coin.
5.
Theol.
a foreshadowing in the Old Testament of a person or event of the Christian tradition.
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v. [tr.]
1.
write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys:
he typed out the second draft|
[intr.]
I am learning how to type.
2.
Med.
determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs:
the kidney was typed.
3.
short for typecast.
PHRASES:
in type Printing
composed and ready for printing.DERIVATIVES:
typ·al
/ -pəl/ adj. ( rare ).
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Types of the Folktale in the Arab World: A Demographically Oriented Tale-Type Index
Magazine article from: Western Folklore; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Types of the Folktale in...Demographically Oriented Tale-Type Index. By Hasan...his newest book, Types of the Folktale in...Demographically Onented Tale-Type Index (DOTTI-A...a certain tale-type occurs. In addition...about certain tale-types presumed to have...
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Type O Patients Pose Medical Irony
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...all sorts of blood types, extending the wait for type O patients who can...patients with blood type O are one and a half...patients with other types, according to statistics...patients with blood types A or AB. Patients with blood type B, which is quite...
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Types of food allergy testing.
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Several types of food or metal allergies...The major ones include Type I, Type II, Type III...to A, B, or O blood types. However, most lectins...of the different blood types have been identified in the scientific literature. Type III immune reactions are...
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Types of mountain ranges in the rocky mountain region.
Magazine article from: Focus on Geography; 12/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...this article, each type of mountain range...and illustrated. Types of Mountain Ranges There are five basic types of mountain ranges...namely the Banff type, the Lochsa type...type, and the Yampa type. Mountains of the Banff and Lost River types are generally higher...
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Types of Alcoholic Beverages Usually Consumed by Students in 9th-12th Grades - Four States, 2005
Magazine article from: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 7/27/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...beverages. To examine types of alcoholic beverages...included a question on the type of alcohol consumed...was the most prevalent type of alcoholic beverage...availability of particular types of alcoholic beverages...specific information on the type of alcoholic beverage...
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Type A/B behavior pattern and athletic participation: attitudes and actual behavior.
Magazine article from: Journal of Sport Behavior; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...profound effect on exercise adherence is the Type A behavior pattern (Pargman & Green, 1990). An individual exhibiting the Type A behavior pattern (TABP) is characterized...in these characteristics are labeled as Type Bs (Chesney, Black, Chadwick, &...
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Type 1 and type 2 diabetes can overlap in teens: a patient can have a genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes but develop type 1; diagnosis can be difficult.(Adolescent Medicine)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...patients with high blood sugar, the distinction between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is straightforward. However, there can be...a California teenager and avid dancer diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 4 years ago, at age 11. "It was kind of...
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TYPES OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS E-MARKETPLACES: THE ROLE OF A THEORY-BASED, DOMAIN-SPECIFIC MODEL
Magazine article from: Journal of Electronic Commerce Research; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...business e-marketplaces, types of e-marketplaces, domain...differentiate them from other types of brokerage networks such as...future EMP developments. This type of research has produced a variety...distinguish among different types of EMPs. Studies of EMPs that...
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Type 1, type 2 diabetes can overlap in children.(Metabolic Disorders)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 10/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...patients with high blood sugar, the distinction between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is straightforward. However, there can be...a California teenager and avid dancer diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 4 years ago, at age 11. "It was kind of...
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Types of alcoholic beverages usually consumed by students in 9th-12th grades--four states, 2005.(Arkansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 7/27/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...beverages. To examine types of alcoholic beverages...included a question on the type of alcohol consumed...was the most prevalent type of alcoholic beverage...availability of particular types of alcoholic beverages...specific information on the type of alcoholic beverage...
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A to Z of variable star types, An
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
A to Z of variable star types, An ACV Alpha 2 Canum Venaticorum type ACVO rapidly oscillating Alpha 2 Canum Venaticorum type ACYG Alpha Cygni type AM AM Herculis type AR AR Lacertae type BCEP Beta Cephei type BCEPS Beta Cephei type of short period...
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type
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of old style and modern types are often combined. Into the mid-20th cent. type characters were usually...al., Encyclopaedia of Type Faces (5th ed. 2001); D. B. Updike, Printing Types (4th ed. 2001); P. Baines and A. Haslam, Type and Typography (2002...
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Blood Type
Book article from: Genetics
...RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BLOOD TYPES AND ANTIBODIES Blood Type Antigens on Red Blood...of the four blood types. On the other hand...individuals with blood type A can only donate...donate to B or AB types. AB individuals can only donate to type AB. However, before...
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Personality, Type A/Type B
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...the Type A pattern, the Type B pattern, and mixtures of the two types. Physical indicators of Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP...Emotionally, such personality types show less frequent irritation...hostility, and aggression than Type A individuals. Psychologically...
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Type and Screen
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...disease of the newborn (HDN), a type of anemia also known as erythroblastosis...fetalis. Babies who have a blood type different from their mother...that determine his or her blood type. This fact makes blood typing...paternity testing. The blood types of the child, mother, and...
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