typification

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

typification
    n 1: a representational or typifying form or model [syn:
         {typification}, {exemplification}]
    2: the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of
       typifying

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Typification \Typ`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.
   The act of typifying, or representing by a figure.
   [1913 Webster]

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