English Online Dictionary. What means typical? What does typical mean?
English
Alternative forms
- typicall (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
- Hyphenation: typ‧i‧cal
Adjective
typical (comparative more typical, superlative most typical)
- Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
- Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
- Normal, average; to be expected.
- (taxonomy) Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:common
Antonyms
- atypical
Derived terms
Related terms
- typal
- type
- typic
Translations
See also
- gestalt
- gist
- resemblance
- emblematic
- prefigurative
- distinctive
Noun
typical (plural typicals)
- Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.
Further reading
- “typical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “typical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- clay pit, claypit