typology
noun/taɪˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Etymology From type + -ology.
1
The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types.
2
The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics.
3
Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics.
4
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Classification of languages according to their linguistic trait (as opposed to ancestrality like Romance languages).
5
Christianity The doctrine of Scripture types or figures.
- Derived terms
- biotypology, chronotypology, linguistic typology, morphological typology, phrasal typology, psychotypology, Sasang typology, somatypology, technotypology, typologic, typological, typologist
- Related terms
- typification, typing, typography, categorization, ontology, taxonomy, value domain