[tʌɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a category of people or things having common characteristics
(e.g: this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat)

- a person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something
(e.g: she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom)

- characters or letters that are printed or shown on a screen
(e.g: bold type)

- a design on either side of a medal or coin

- an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing


Phrases:
- in type

Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘symbol, emblem’): from French, or from Latin typus, from Greek tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’. The use in printing dates from the early 18th century; the general sense ‘category with common characteristics’ arose in the mid 19th century

[tʌɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys
(e.g: he typed out the second draft)

- determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs
(e.g: the kidney was typed)


Phrases:
- in type

Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘symbol, emblem’): from French, or from Latin typus, from Greek tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’. The use in printing dates from the early 18th century; the general sense ‘category with common characteristics’ arose in the mid 19th century