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# type

noun (type, types); verb (type, types, typed, typing)

«type» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A type is a kind or sort of something: «a type of fruit». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#m1)
2. To type is to press keys to write on a computer, phone or typewriter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#m2)
3. A blood type is the group your blood belongs to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#m3)
4. «Not my type» means not the kind of person or thing I like. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a kind used to sort and count (types of fruit, types of coins, types of triangles); typing words at a speed (words a minute). In science: types of rock, animals, materials; sorting and classifying. In everyday life: typing a message, a password. Phrases: «a type of», «all types of», «type in», «touch-typing».

### Examples

- There are 3 types of cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x1)
- She types 40 words a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x2)
- How many types of animals are on the farm? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x3)
- Each type costs a different price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x4)
- A spider is a type of arachnid, not an insect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x5)
- Type your name in the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x6)
- Granite is a type of rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x7)
- What type of music do you like? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x8)
- He reduces the century of variants to three type forms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/#x9)

### Note

«A type of» + noun with no «a»: «a type of bird», not «a type of a bird». Maths: «types» are kinds, not items: 3 types of apples may be many apples. With «words a minute» typing is a rate. Trap: counting the types instead of the things. Safety: never type your password where others can see.

## In Jewish tradition

Used by Christian writers explaining Sefer Yetzirah, as a "type" or pattern pointing to a larger idea. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a kind used to sort and count (types of fruit, types of coins, types of triangles); typing words at a speed (words a minute). In science: types of rock, animals, materials; sorting and classifying. In everyday life: typing a message, a password. Phrases: «a type of», «all types of», «type in», «touch-typing».

### Examples

- ShMSh is the Sun, and Light, and a type of Christ, the Sun of Righteousness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/type/#x1)
- The Thirty-two Paths are the Ten Sephiruth and the Twenty-two letters, each supplying a type of divine power and attributes. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/type/#x2)

### Note

«A type of» + noun with no «a»: «a type of bird», not «a type of a bird». Maths: «types» are kinds, not items: 3 types of apples may be many apples. With «words a minute» typing is a rate. Trap: counting the types instead of the things. Safety: never type your password where others can see.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «type» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«type» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/type.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «type» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/type/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«type» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/type.html) on Mova free.