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▸  type out PHRASAL VERB If you type something out , you write it in full using a typewriter or word processor. □ [V P n] The two of us stood by while two typists typed out the whole document again. □ [V n P ] I read it down the phone to a man called Dave, who typed it out.

▸  type up PHRASAL VERB If you type up a text that has been written by hand, you produce a typed copy of it. □ [V P n] They didn't get around to typing up the letter. □ [V n P ] When the first draft was completed, Nichols typed it up. SYNONYMS type NOUN ➊1

kind:I'm not the kind of person to get married.

sort:What sort of school did you go to?

variety:I'm always pleased to try out a new variety.

type|cast /ta I pkɑːst, -kæst/ (typecasts , typecasting ) The form typecast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. VERB [usu passive] If an actor is typecast , they play the same type of character in every play or film that they are in. □ [be V -ed] I didn't want to be typecast and I've maintained a large variety in the roles I've played. □ [be V -ed + as ] He was quickly typecast as a Latin lover.

type|face /ta I pfe I s/ (typefaces ) N‑COUNT In printing, a typeface is a set of alphabetical characters, numbers, and other characters that all have the same design. There are many different typefaces.

type|script /ta I pskr I pt/ (typescripts ) N‑VAR A typescript is a typed copy of an article or literary work.

type|writ|er /ta I pra I tə ^r / (typewriters ) N‑COUNT A typewriter is a machine that was commonly used in the past and which has keys that are pressed in order to print letters, numbers, or other characters onto paper.

type|writ|ten /ta I pr I t ^ə n/ ADJ A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.

ty|phoid /ta I fɔ I d/ N‑UNCOUNT Typhoid or typhoid fever is a serious infectious disease that produces fever and diarrhoea and can cause death. It is spread by dirty water or food.

ty|phoon /ta I fuː n/ (typhoons ) N‑COUNT A typhoon is a very violent tropical storm.

ty|phus /ta I fəs/ N‑UNCOUNT Typhus is a serious infectious disease that produces spots on the skin, a high fever, and a severe headache.

typi|cal ◆◇◇ /t I p I k ^ə l/

1 ADJ You use typical to describe someone or something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, and is therefore a good example of that type. □  Cheney is everyone's image of a typical cop: a big white guy, six foot, 220 pounds.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If a particular action or feature is typical of someone or something, it shows their usual qualities or characteristics. □ [+ of ] This reluctance to move towards a democratic state is typical of totalitarian regimes. □  With typical energy he found new journalistic outlets.

3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that something is typical of a person, situation, or thing, you are criticizing them or complaining about them and saying that they are just as bad or disappointing as you expected them to be. [FEELINGS ] □ [+ of ] She threw her hands into the air. 'That is just typical of you, isn't it?'

typi|cal|ly /t I p I kəli/

1 ADV You use typically to say that something usually happens in the way that you are describing. □  It typically takes a day or two, depending on size.

2 ADV [ADV adj] You use typically to say that something shows all the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing. □  Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.

3 ADV [ADV adj] You use typically to indicate that someone has behaved in the way that they normally do. □  Typically, the Norwegians were on the mountain two hours before anyone else.