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  1. adjective Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: a typical suburban community.
  2. adjective Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.
  3. adjective Conforming to a type: a composition typical of the baroque period.
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  • She's never told she needs to be prettier or more typical, and she finds a way to make a non-traditional relationship work out. —  Comics Worth Reading
  • The following tracks are from their respective album's sessions and are your "typical" - as in "original" (as in "whacko") - SS track. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • But he's not what one would call a typical striker. —  Victorville Daily Press :
  • As is typical, the candidate is asked whether there was any particular preference or phobia, and as is also typical, the candidate expressed no preference (trying not to look difficult). —  MSDN Blogs
  • That is to say, if my personal circumstances were more like the typical or average Singaporean's, I think I might struggle to find reasons to stay. —  Mr Wang Says So
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Late Latin typicālis, from typicus, from Greek tupikos, from tupos, impression.

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  1. from Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus, typic: see typic and -al.
 

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/ˈtɪpɪkəl/
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