typology
noun
- classification
- classification of buildings and urban places, according to their characteristics and association with different categories
- classification of archaeological artifacts according to their physical characteristics
- approach to establishing relationships between the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible
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Pronunciation: /taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English type Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English typology From type + -ology.
- The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
- The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
- The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
- Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
- The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.