Typification

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Typification is a noun that refers to a representative of. The Latin word typus (TEA poos) means ‘type.’ When we say something typifies something, we mean it embodies it or serves as an example of its type. So the typification of something is the best example of it. I found that Ron’s tantrum after the game was the typification of his rants. Like all of his rants, they started out serious and wound up being petty and selfish.