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# typify

«typify» in Mova's school dictionary: **to be a perfect example of a kind of thing, or to show…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (typify, typifies, typified, typifying)

### meaning for a pupil

To typify is to be a perfect example of a kind of thing, or to show its character clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typify/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales, a figure or event stands for a season, quality or idea; in the lessons, a character shows what a whole group or idea is like

### examples

- Pomona typifies Autumn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typify/#x1)
- His bravery typifies the good knight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typify/#x2)
- The lion typifies a good king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typify/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «typify» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typify/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.