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.
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

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Words nearby typical

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Words related to typically

regularly, customarily, routinely, often, mostly, sometimes, generally, ordinarily, commonly, consistently, occasionally, frequently, normally, naturally, habitually, mainly

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British Dictionary definitions for typically

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, noun

Word Origin for typical

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