/taɪp/
Translation
A group of things or people that are the same in some way; a kind.
Word origin
From Latin typus, meaning a figure or image, from Greek tupos, a mark or stamp.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- typus
Grammar
Examples
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"Type" means a kind or group of things that are the same.
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Here "type" means one kind among many.
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"Types" is the plural, meaning more than one type.
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