typification
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typ·i·fy
(tĭp′ə-fī′)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.
typ′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
typ′i·fi′er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() representation - an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent |
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