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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

typology

/taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
ty-pol-o-gy
IPA
/taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English type Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English typology From type + -ology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

typologies (plural)

Derived Forms

biotypology chronotypology psychotypology somatypology technotypology typologic typological typologist

Phrases

linguistic typology morphological typology phrasal typology Sasang typology value domain

Frequently Paired Words

typification typing typography categorization ontology taxonomy value domain

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce typology?
The recorded pronunciation is /taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/.
What does typology mean?
The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
Where does typology come from?
Etymology tree English type Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English typology From type + -ology.

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