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type·script noun : typewritten matter

type·set verb -set; -set·ting : to set in type : COMPOSE

— type·set·ter noun

type·write verb -wrote ; -writ·ten : TYPE 3

type·writ·er noun 1 : a machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printers' type by means of types striking a ribbon to transfer ink or carbon impressions onto paper

2 : TYPIST

type·writ·ing noun : the use of a typewriter ; also : writing produced with a typewriter

1typhoid adjective : of, relating to, or being a communicable bacterial disease (typhoid fever) marked by fever, diarrhea, prostration, and intestinal inflammation

2typhoid noun : TYPHOID FEVER

ty·phoon noun : a hurricane occurring esp. in the region of the Philippines or the China sea

ty·phus noun : a severe infectious disease transmitted esp. by body lice, caused by a rickettsia, and marked by high fever, stupor and delirium, intense headache, and a dark red rash

typ·i·cal adjective 1 : being or having the nature of a type

2 : exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group

3 : conforming to a type

— typ·i·cal·i·ty noun

— typ·i·cal·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] characteristic, classic, distinct, distinctive, individual, peculiar, proper, symptomatic—more at CHARACTERISTIC

[2, 3] average, characteristic, normal, regular, representative, standard; also common, conventional, customary, ordinary, usual, wonted; expected, familiar, habitual, predictable, routine, unexceptional, unremarkable; predominant, preponderant

Antonyms

aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, deviant, irregular, nontypical

typ·i·cal·ly adverb 1 : in a typical manner

2 : in typical circumstances

Synonyms

commonly, generally, naturally, normally, ordinarily, usually—more at NATURALLY

typ·i·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance

2 : to embody the essential or common characteristics of

typ·ist noun : a person who types esp. as a job

ty·po noun, plural typos : an error (as of spelling) in typed or typeset material

ty·pog·ra·pher noun : one who designs or arranges printing

ty·pog·ra·phy noun : the art of printing with type; also : the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed matter

— ty·po·graph·ic or ty·po·graph·i·cal adjective

— ty·po·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

ty·ran·ni·cal also ty·ran·nic adjective : being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny : DESPOTIC

— ty·ran·ni·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

absolute, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannous—more at ABSOLUTE

tyr·an·nise British variant of TYRANNIZE

tyr·an·nize verb -nized; -niz·ing : to act as a tyrant : rule with unjust severity

— tyr·an·niz·er noun

ty·ran·no·saur noun : a massive American flesh-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous that had small forelegs and walked on its hind legs

ty·ran·no·sau·rus noun : TYRANNOSAUR

tyr·an·nous adjective : being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; especially : unjustly severe : TYRANNICAL

— tyr·an·nous·ly adverb

Synonyms

authoritarian, autocratic, bossy, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, imperious, masterful, overbearing, peremptory, tyrannical—more at BOSSY

tyr·an·ny noun, plural -nies 1 : oppressive power

2 : the rule or authority of a tyrant : government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler

3 : a tyrannical act

Synonyms

autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism—more at DESPOTISM

ty·rant noun 1 : an absolute ruler : DESPOT

2 : a ruler who governs oppressively or brutally

3 : one who uses authority or power harshly

Synonyms

[1, 2, 3] autocrat, despot, dictator, oppressor—more at DESPOT

tyre chiefly British variant of 2TIRE

ty·ro noun, plural tyros [ORIGIN: ML, fr. L tiro young soldier, tyro]

: a beginner in learning : NOVICE

Synonyms

beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, novice, recruit, rookie, tenderfoot—more at BEGINNER

tzar variant of CZAR

U

1u noun, plural u's or us often cap : the 21st letter of the English alphabet

2u

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