typical

[ tip-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈtɪp ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.

conforming to a particular type.

Biology. exemplifying most nearly the essential characteristics of a higher group in natural history, and forming the type: the typical genus of a family.

characteristic or distinctive: He has the mannerisms typical of his class.

pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as a type or emblem; symbolic.

Nearby words

typhoidin, typhon, typhoon, typhus, typhus vaccine, typical, typicon, typify, typing, typing element, typist

Sometimes typ·ic.

Origin of typical

1605–15; < Medieval Latin typicālis, equivalent to Late Latin typic(us) (< Greek typikós, equivalent to týp(os) type + -ikos -ic) + Latin -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR typical

1 normal, average, stock, usual.

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Related forms

typ·i·cal·ly, adverbtyp·i·cal·ness, typ·i·cal·i·ty, nounnon·typ·i·cal, adjectivenon·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb

non·typ·i·cal·ness, nounqua·si-typ·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-typ·i·cal·ly, adverbun·typ·i·cal, adjectiveun·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Bill broad, flattened, typically duck-like; tarsus or leg with transverse scales; hind toe without a lobe.
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British Dictionary definitions for typically

typical

/ (ˈtɪpɪkəl) /

adjective

being or serving as a representative example of a particular type; characteristicthe painting is a typical Rembrandt

considered to be an example of some undesirable traitthat is typical of you!

of or relating to a representative specimen or type

conforming to a type

biology having most of the characteristics of a particular taxonomic groupa typical species of a genus

Also (poetic): typic

Derived Forms

typically, adverbtypicalness or typicality, noun

Word Origin for typical

C17: from Medieval Latin typicālis, from Late Latin typicus figurative, from Greek tupikos, from tupos type

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