typological
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8.0
- adjective
- /ˌtaɪpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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tipológico
- The typological classification of languages helps linguists understand their evolution.
- typological circle
- typological perspective
- typological approach
Examples
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To date, no consensus exists in the field, and no formal typological scheme grounded in theory has emerged.
Academic text (2009) -
In his view, typological exegesis, with its two forms—christological and sacramental—is Christian par excellence.
Academic text (2007) -
So here are examples where typological thinking works.
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We believe the typological testing approach identified in this article is appropriate for clinical use.
Academic text (1994) -
But typological categories are concepts in an implied or explicit theory.
Academic text (2011) -
The requirement that Orthodox artists should follow a basic prototype fits the "typological" character of the miracle tales.
Academic text (1990) -
Any understanding (not to mention resolution) of the modern condition is necessarily conditioned by the typological nature of experience.
Academic text (1995) -
For analytical purposes, the next step was to discern whether the region's townsite designs followed a typological pattern.
Academic text (2006) -
Typological readings were not only anchored by verbal signifiers but also by analogous events or characters.
Academic text (2006) -
In some instances, these models are typological, identifying categories of cultures among colleges and universities (Bergquist, 1992).
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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7.5
Relating to groups or types used for sorting
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7.5
Relating to the way scientists group and name living things
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8.2
About how people group plants, animals, or other things
To put things into groups by type
Relating to groups used to sort ideas, objects, or words
Relates to putting things into groups for study or comparison
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Typological comes from the common word type, which means 'kind' or 'model', plus the ending -logical, which means 'about' or 'the study of'. So typological is about grouping or sorting things by their kinds, which is why a typological approach puts items into clear types.