Main Entry:

ty·pol·o·gy

Pronunciation:

\tī-ˈpä-lə-jē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ty·pol·o·gies

Date:

1845

1: a doctrine of theological types ; especially : one holding that things in Christian belief are prefigured or symbolized by things in the Old Testament2: study of or analysis or classification based on types or categories

— ty·pol·o·gist \-jist\ noun