typical

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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.ɪk.əl/
• Hyphenation: typ‧i‧cal

Adjective

typical (comparative more typical, superlative most typical)

1. Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
2. Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
3. Normal, average; to be expected.
4. (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)

1. Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.

   Antipsychotic drugs can be divided into typicals and atypicals.

   Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics.

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