typology

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/taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ English

Definitions

noun

The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).

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Synonyms

nature kind type classification classifying categorization pattern distinction sort configuration reclassify reclassification mapping topology patterns taxonomy

Associated

typological pommel phenomenological stratigraphy gated linguistics sects phonology vase lexical morphology jonah

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