noun
                                                a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - what type of sculpture do you prefer?
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                printed characters
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - small type is hard to read
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                all of the tokens of the same symbol
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the word `element' contains five different types of character
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
- he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                write by means of a keyboard with types
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - type the acceptance letter, please
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                identify as belonging to a certain type
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Such people can practically be typed