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 Testament
2 : study of or analysis or classification based on types or categories

— ty·pol·o·gist \-jist\ noun