Typic

typ·i·cal  (tp-kl)

adj.

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.

4. also typ·ic (-k) Of the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type; emblematic.

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[Late Latin typiclis, from typicus, from Greek tupikos, from tupos, impression.]

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typi·cal·ly adv.

typi·cal·ness, typi·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

typic - being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; emblematic, exemplary typical - 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"