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typify verb [ ˈtɪpɪfʌɪ ]

• be characteristic or a representative example of.
• "tough, low-lying vegetation typifies this arctic area"
Similar: epitomize, exemplify, be representative of, represent, be characteristic of, characterize, personify, embody, be the embodiment of, be the incarnation of, instantiate, incarnate,
• represent; symbolize.
• "the sun typified the Greeks, and the moon the Persians"
Similar: symbolize, be symbolic of, represent, stand for, be emblematic of, emblematize,
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin typus (see type) + -fy.


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