typal

[ tahy-puhl ]

/ ˈtaɪ pəl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or constituting a type.

serving as a type; representative; typical.

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Origin of typal

First recorded in 1850–55; type + -al¹

Words nearby typal

Tynemouth, Tyner, Tyneside, Tynwald, typ., typal, type, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, Type A, type A personality

How to use typal in a sentence

The ground-plan is a typal one here, and prevails more or less in all the early churches from Catalua to Galicia.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
A pyknon is a kosmic principle and represents the typal aspect of kosmogenesis.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne

British Dictionary definitions for typal

typal

/ (ˈtaɪpəl) /

adjective

a rare word for typical

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