Study of symbolism

• Classification according to general type
• Study of symbols

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Typology \Ty*pol"o*gy\, n. [Type + -logy.] (Theol.) A discourse or treatise on types. (Theol.) The doctrine of types.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. classification according to general type

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics 2 (context archaeology English) the result of the classification of things according to their characteristics 3 (context linguistics English) classification ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"doctrine of symbols," 1845, from Greek typos (see type (n.)) + -logy . Related: Typological ; typologically .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Typology is a composite measure that involves the classification of observations in terms of their attributes on multiple variables . Such classification is usually done on a nominal scale . An example of a typology would be classification such as by age ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ language typology EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Competition entrants are asked to look at how to transform the tower block typology into a new type of community. ▪ None the less, it would be unwise to conclude that all areas ...