typology
noun/taɪˈpɒlədʒi/
/taɪˈpɑːlədʒi/
(plural typologies)
(specialist)- a system of dividing things into different typesWord Originmid 19th cent. (originally referring to the study and interpretation of types and symbols, especially in the Bible): from Greek tupos ‘type’ + -logy.
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