ty·pol·o·gy (tī-pŏl'ə-jē)
n., pl., -gies.

1. The study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common.
2. A theory or doctrine of types, as in scriptural studies.

typological ty'po·log'i·cal (tī'pə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or ty'po·log'ic (-lŏj'ĭk) adj.
typologically ty'po·log'i·cal·ly adv.
typologist ty·pol'o·gist n.

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