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1 types
2 being typical
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1 types
- a group of people or things that share certain qualities: type, sort, kind
A word processor is a type of computer. ◎ different kinds of automatic camera ◎ What kind of music would you like to be played at your wedding?
- a particular type of sth or way of doing sth: form
Swimming is an excellent form of exercise.
- many different types of people or things: all sorts of ※¦, all kinds of ※¦
There were all kinds of shops in the new shopping mall.
- the name of a product that is made by a particular company: brand
a new brand of washing powder
- the name of a company that produced sth: make
a popular make of car
- the way that sth is made, done, built, etc; the fashion, shape or design of sth: style (noun C/U)
a new style of painting ◎ a management style ◎ a hairstyle ◎ different styles of clothes ◎ a church built in the Gothic style
※ types of animals, plants, etc
- a group of animals or plants that are very similar to each other and can reproduce together: species (plural species)
different species of ants
- a smaller group within a species: variety
a variety of rose
- a type of a particular species of animal: breed
a breed of cattle ◎ What breed is your dog?
- a group of species, languages, etc that have some similarities: family
the Indo-European family of languages ◎ Lions belong to the cat family.
※ putting things into groups
- to put sb/sth into a group with other people or things of a similar type: classify sb/sth, categorize sb/sth; nouns (U): categorization, classification
The books are classified according to subject.
- a group into which people or things are classified: class, category
Vehicles in this class are taxed more highly. ◎ a social class ◎ These books are divided into categories according to their subject matter.
- to put things into different groups so that they are properly organized: sort sb/sth (into sth)
I'm just sorting these papers into their proper files. ◎ Have you finished sorting your CDs?
- to be included in a particular group, section, etc: come* under sth
Bed and breakfast places might come under 'Hotels' in the phone book.

2 being typical
- showing the usual qualities of a particular type: typical (of sb/sth), characteristic (of sb/sth); opposite: uncharacteristic
This is a typical problem with this kind of computer. ◎ uncharacteristic behaviour
- something that is typical of a particular group: characteristic
One important characteristic of mammals is that the mothers feed their babies on milk from their bodies.
- of a similar type: related; opposite: unrelated
physics and other related areas of science
- belonging to one particular person, place, etc: peculiar (to sb/sth)
a tree peculiar to north-eastern Europe
- typical of a single person or thing: individual
an individual style of teaching
- not like anyone/anything else: unique (to sb/sth)
a unique system of government ◎ a type of folk dancing that is unique to this part of the country
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- a fixed idea about a type of person or thing that is often not true: stereotype; adjective: stereotypical
She's nothing like the stereotype of a successful businesswoman.