ty ‧ pol ‧ o ‧ gy /taɪˈpɒlədʒi $ -pɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural typologies ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ type , ↑ typology ; adjective : ↑ typical ≠ ↑ atypical , ↑ typological ; verb : ↑ typify ; adverb : ↑ typically ]
a system or the study of dividing a group of things into smaller groups according to the similar qualities they have
—typological /ˌtaɪpəˈlɒdʒɪk ə l◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective