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Added 4 October 2026

type

/taɪp/ noun

In Latin: genus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about type at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.
classification of texts according to their literary style
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.

verb

To put text on paper using a typewriter.
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
To determine the blood type of.
The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.

adverb

Very, extremely.

Origin

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

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