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typology
typology [ tī pólləji ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. classification of types: the study or systematic classification of types
2. language study: the study of syntactic and morphological similarities in languages without regard to their history
3. study of religious texts: the study of religious texts for the purpose of identifying episodes in them that appear to prophesy later events
[Mid-19th century. < Greek typos 'blow, impression']

typologic [ tpə lójjik ] adjective
typological [ tpə lójji-k'l ] adjective
typologically adverb
typologist [ tī pólləjist ] noun
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