ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Typology

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Typology is a noun meaning The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
  2. (archaeology) The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
  3. (linguistics) Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
  4. (Christianity) The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.

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