typical
[ tip-i-kuhl ]
/ ˈtɪp ɪ kəl /
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.
Sometimes
typ·ic.
Origin of typical
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British Dictionary definitions for typical
typical
/ (ˈtɪpɪkəl) /
adjective
being or serving as a representative example of a particular type; characteristic
the painting is a typical Rembrandt
considered to be an example of some undesirable trait
that 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 group
a typical species of a genus
Also (poetic):
typic
Derived forms of typical
typically, adverb typicalness or typicality, nounWord Origin for typical
C17: from Medieval Latin
typicālis, from Late Latin
typicus figurative, from Greek
tupikos, from
tupos
type