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typical

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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.

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

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

typical
Adjective
1. being or serving as a representative example of a particular type; characteristic: a typical working day
2. considered to be an example of some undesirable trait: it was typical that he should start talking almost before he was inside the room [Greek tupos image]
typically adv
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Adj.1.typicaltypical - 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"
characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
atypical, untypical - not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"
2.typicaltypical - 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!"
characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
3.typicaltypical - conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"
normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

typical
adjective 2. characteristic, in keeping, in character, true to type
adjective 3. average, normal, usual, conventional, routine, regular, orthodox, predictable, run-of-the-mill, bog-standard Brit., Irish (slang)
Translations
typical [ˈtɪpɪkl] adjtípico

typical [ˈtɪpɪkl] adjtypique, caractéristique

typical [ˈtɪpɪkl] adjtypisch;
typical (of) → typisch (für);
that's typical! → das ist typisch!

typical [ˈtɪpɪkl] adjtipico/a

typical
adj typical [ˈtipikəl]
(negativeuntypical) having or showing the usual characteristics (of) He is a typical Englishman; They're typical civil servants. tipies نَموذَجي типичен typický typisk typisch χαρακτηριστικός, αντιπροσωπευτικός típico tüüpiline نمونه tyypillinen typique טִיפּוּסִי आदर्शरूप tipičan jellegzetes khas dæmigerður tipico 典型的な 전형적인 tipiškas tipisks tipikal typisch typisk typowy tipico tipic типичный typický tipičen tipičan typisk ซึ่งเป็นสัญลักษณ์ tipik 典型的 типовий نمونہ کا، مثالي tiêu biểu
adv typically
tipies نَموذَجِيّا типичен typicky typiskt typisch χαρακτηριστικά típicamente tüüpiliselt معمولاً؛ نوعاً tyypillisesti typiquement טִיפּוּסִי प्रारूपिकता से, प्रतिनिधिकता से tipično jellegzetesen secara khas á dæmigerðan hátt tipicamente 典型的に 전형적으로 paprastai tipiski biasanya typisch typisk, utpreget typowo tipicamente (în mod) tipic/caracte­ristic типично typicky tipično tipično typiskt อย่างเป็นแบบฉบับ tipik olarak 典型地 типово; характерно نمونے کے طور پر một cách tiêu biểu


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