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