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TYPIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("typification" is a kind of...):
representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)
Derivation:
typify (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A representational or typifying form or model
Synonyms:
exemplification; typification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("typification" is a kind of...):
representational process (any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "typification"):
picture (a typical example of some state or quality)
Derivation:
typify (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)
