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Noun

1. 1
   The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   classification according to general type wordnet
3. 3
   The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages). countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   The doctrine of Scripture types or figures. countable, uncountable

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analysisarrangementcatalogingcategorizationclassificationcodification

Example

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"I read the dissertation "Cavite Chabacano Philippine Creole Spanish: Description and Typology.""

Etymology

From type + -ology.

Related phrases

Sasang typologylinguistic typologymorphological typologyphrasal typologyromance languagesvalue domain

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