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1. kind, sort, form, stamp; class, classification, group, category, order, genre; set, suit, suite; genus, species, phylum, division, subgenus, subspecies, subdivision; kin, ilk, family, brood, tribe, clan; strain, sept, breed, stock, variety, brand; sex, gender, race, marital status, religion, creed, sexual orientation, nationality.

2. style, character, nature, temperament, temper, disposition, humor; form, structure, make, designation, description, number, denomination, case, voice; habit, persuasion, bent, inclination, leaning, Inf. the like or likes of; lot, manner, cast, mold, kidney; grain, vein, mark, color, stripe, streak, feather.

3. specimen, example, representative, exemplar, pilot; instance, case, sample, Archaic. ensample.

4. pattern, model, standard, norm; rule, criterion, precedent; mirror, paradigm, epitome, quintessence; prototype, archetype, urtext, original; benchmark, touchstone, normative.

5. print, stamp, typeface, face, font, typecase; character, letter, capital, Inf. cap, upper case, majuscule, Inf. small cap, lower case, minuscule; italic, boldface, roman.

6. symbol, prefiguration, token, foretoken, image, sign, sure sign; signum, augury, omen, prognostic, portent, presignification, indication, symptom; foreshadow, shadow, shadowing, adumbration.

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7. typewrite; Inf. hammer away at the typewriter, Sl. bang or knock out, Sl. hunt and peck.

8. typecast, cast, grade, sort, stereotype; classify, class, categorize, order