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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Type
TYPE, n. [L. typus; Gr. from the root of tap; to beat, strike, impress.]
1. The mark of something; an emblem; that which represents something else.
Thy emblem, gracious queen, the British rose,
Type of sweet rule and gentle majesty.
2. A sign; a symbol; a figure of something to come; as, Abraham’s sacrifice and the paschal lamb, were types of Christ. To this word is opposed antitype. Christ, in this case, is the antitype.
3. A model or form of a letter in metal or other hard material; used in printing.
4. In medicine, the form or character of a disease, in regard to the intension and remission of fevers, pulses, c.; the regular progress of a fever.
5. In natural history, a general form, such as is common to the species of a genus, or the individuals of a species.
6. A stamp or mark.
TYPE, v.t. To prefigure; to represent by a model or symbol beforehand. [Little used.]
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Type," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed November 10, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJIDRNXIDS9HZRN.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Type." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 10 Nov. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJIDRNXIDS9HZRN.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Type' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 10 November 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UJIDRNXIDS9HZRN.
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