Kilo Lingo

type

/taɪp/

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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

Gender
Pluraltypes

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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This word is part of lesson 20.