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typee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪpi/
  • /ˈtaipi/ Carribean
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Intense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Guyana, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Tai-pi people of Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English typee; further origin unknown, claimed to be from an Indo-Aryan language but no etymon has been found.