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Typification

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typ·i·fy  (tp-f)
tr.v. typ·i·fied, typ·i·fy·ing, typ·i·fies
1. To serve as a typical example of; embody the essential characteristics of: a painting that typifies the artist's work.
2. To represent by an image, a form, or a model; symbolize or prefigure.

typi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
typi·fier n.
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Noun1.Typification - a representational or typifying form or modeltypification - a representational or typifying form or model
representational process - any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
picture - a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
2.Typification - the act of representing by a type or symboltypification - the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying
representation - an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent


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