n. 1.a subdivision of a particular kind of thing 2.a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) 3.(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon 4.printed characters 5.a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end 6.all of the tokens of the same symbol type v. 1.write by means of a keyboard with types 2.identify as belonging to a certain type
