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   typical

   /ˈtɪpɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing: "a typical day" Similar representativeclassicquintessentialarchetypalmodelprototypicalstereotypicaldistinctivedistinguishingparticularnormalaverageordinarystandardregularroutinerun-of-the-millstockorthodoxconventionalpredictableunsurprisingunremarkableunexceptionalinformal:bog-standardOpposite atypicalunusualabnormalexceptionalunusualatypical
   • ▪ characteristic of a particular person or thing: "he brushed the incident aside with typical good humour" Similar characteristicin characterin keepingto be expectedusualnormalpar for the coursepredictabletrue to formtrue to typecustomaryhabitualproverbialinformal:… all overOpposite uncharacteristicout of keeping
   • ▪ showing the characteristics expected of or popularly associated with a particular person or thing: informal "you really are a typical journalist"
   • 2. representative as a symbol; symbolic: "the pit is typical of hell"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin typicalis, via Latin from Greek tupikos, from tupos (see type).

   Derivatives

   • 1. typicality noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTYPICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TYPICAL definition: 1. showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things…. Learn more.

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   You use typical to describe someone or something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, and is therefore a good example of that type. He was brought up as a typical American child.

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   The meaning of TYPICAL is combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group. How to use typical in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Typical.

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   To be typical is to be of a type, meaning that a person or thing has the same characteristics of everyone or everything else in the group, like a typical student, trying to talk the teacher out of giving homework over break. Something that is typical is what you can expect, like reading a guidebook about a faraway country you will visit to ...

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   Typical definition: of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.. See examples of TYPICAL used in a sentence.

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   Typical definition: Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › typicalTypical - definition of typical by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: a typical suburban community. 2. Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive. 3. Conforming to a type: a composition typical of the baroque period.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryTYPICAL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   If you say that something is typical of a person, situation, or thing, you are criticizing them or complaining about them and saying that they are just as bad or disappointing as you expected them to be.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontypical adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of typical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    typical meaning, definition, what is typical: having the usual features or qualities o...: Learn more.