typology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
  2. The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
  3. The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
  4. Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
  5. The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.

Pronunciation

/taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-typology.wav

Word forms

typology typologies

Etymology

From type + -ology.

Derived words

linguistic typology morphological typology phrasal typology Sasang typology technotypology typological typologist
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