type

noun
tīp

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

Example

“This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.”

Other meanings

An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.

Example sentences

“Is salsa a type of fruit salad?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“What's your favorite type of foreign food?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Don't take this the wrong way, but you're just not my type.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "τύπος" (mark, impression, type).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “type” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.