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typology

Syllabification: (ty·pol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /tīˈpäləjē/
Definition of typology

noun (plural typologies)

  • 1a classification according to general type, especially in archaeology, psychology, or the social sciences:a typology of Saxon cremation vessels
  • study or analysis using typology.
  • 2the study and interpretation of types and symbols, originally especially in the Bible.

Derivatives

typological

Pronunciation: /ˌtīpəˈläjikəl/
adjective

typologist

Pronunciation: /-jist/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century (typology (sense 2)): from Greek tupos 'type' + -logy

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Definition of typology in the British & World English dictionary

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