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typical

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[tip-i-kuhl]

adjective

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

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. conforming to a particular type.

  3. Biology.exemplifying most nearly the essential characteristics of a higher group in natural history, and forming the type.

    the typical genus of a family.

  4. characteristic or distinctive.

    He has the mannerisms typical of his class.

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



typical

/ ˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. being or serving as a representative example of a particular type; characteristic

    the painting is a typical Rembrandt

  2. considered to be an example of some undesirable trait

    that is typical of you!

  3. of or relating to a representative specimen or type

  4. conforming to a type

  5. biology having most of the characteristics of a particular taxonomic group

    a typical species of a genus

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • typically adverb
  • typicalness noun
  • typicality noun
  • nontypical adjective
  • nontypicalness noun
  • quasi-typical adjective
  • untypical adjective
  • ˈٲ辱Ա noun
  • ˈٲ辱 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of typical1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Medieval Latin ٲ辱, equivalent to Late Latin typic(us) (from Greek ٲ辱ó, equivalent to ý(Dz) type + -ikos -ic ) + Latin - -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of typical1

C17: from Medieval Latin ٲ辱, from Late Latin typicus figurative, from Greek tupikos, from tupos type
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Based on their typical commission, the UK's four main resale sites could have received £8.8m between them from Hunter's sales alone.

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Meeting with local reporters for the first time in five months, Herbert recited the typical offseason lines with a stone-faced expression.

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One was built to typical standards, and the other was built above and beyond, employing a handful of fire-mitigation techniques.

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