typical
ty·pi·cal
adjective
1.
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
- “a typical American girl”
- “a typical suburban community”
- “the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year”
- “a painting typical of the Impressionist school”
- “a typical romantic poem”
- “a typical case of arteritis”
2.
of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- “Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor” Curtis Wilkie
- “that is typical of you!”
3.
Origin
From Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus (“typical”), from Ancient Greek τυπικός (tupikós, “of or pertaining to a type, conformable, typical”), from τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), equivalent to typic + -al and type + -ical.
Phrases
- typical antipsychotic
- typical bandicoot
- typical bush warbler
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