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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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   showing all the bad characteristics that you expect from someone or something, often in a way that is annoying: It's just typical of Dan to spend all that money on the equipment and then lose interest two months later. "He called at the last minute to say he wasn't coming." "Typical!" More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTYPICAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   having all the qualities you expect a particular person, object, place, etc to have: typical German food. This style of painting is typical of Monet. Fewer examples. They plan to recreate a typical English village in Japan. It's typical of Jenny to be late.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTYPICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › typicalTypical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › typicalTypical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › typicaltypical | meaning of typical in Longman Dictionary of...

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

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTYPICAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    showing all the bad characteristics that you expect from someone or something, often in a way that is annoying: It's just typical of Dan to spend all that money on the equipment and then lose interest two months later. "He called at the last minute to say he wasn't coming." "Typical!" More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

11. www.dictionary.com › browse › typicTYPICAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.