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ty·pol·o·gy [ tī pólləjee ]

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"]

ty·po·log·ic [ tpə lójjik ] adjective

ty·po·log·i·cal adjective

ty·po·log·i·cal·ly [ tpə lójjikəlee ] adverb

ty·pol·o·gist [ tī pólləjist ] noun