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b
: something distinguishable as a variety : sort
d
: a typical and often superior specimen
e
: qualities common to a number of individuals that distinguish them as an identifiable class: such as
(1)
: the morphological, physiological, or ecological characters by which relationship between organisms may be recognized
(2)
: the form common to all instances of a linguistic element
4
a
: a person or thing (as in the Old Testament) believed to foreshadow another (as in the New Testament)
b
: one having qualities of a higher category : model
c
: a lower taxonomic category selected as a standard of reference for a higher category
also
: a specimen or series of specimens on which a taxonomic species or subspecies is actually based
typed; typing
: to write something on a typewriter or enter data into a computer by way of a keyboard
1
: to produce (a character, a document, etc.) using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer)
also
: keyboard
2
: to identify as belonging to a type: such as
a
: to determine the natural type of (as a blood sample)
b
: typecast
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