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type-token distinction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
type---to-ken dis-tinc-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distinction between a type of something and an instance of it, such as city and capital city (type of city) versus city and Paris (instance of a city). (It is the difference between (1) hypernym and hyponym and (2) class and instance.)

noun

An instance of this distinction being made.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

type-token distinctions (plural)

Phrases

type-token ratio Wiktionary:Thesaurus § Classes and instances

Frequently Paired Words

type-token ratio Wiktionary:Thesaurus § Classes and instances

Questions

What does type-token distinction mean?
The distinction between a type of something and an instance of it, such as city and capital city (type of city) versus city and Paris (instance of a city). (It is the difference between (1) hypernym and hyponym and (2) class and instance.)

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