typical

typical
adjective Etymology: Late Latin typicalis, from typicus, from Greek typikos, from typos model — more at type Date: 1609 1. constituting or having the nature of a type ; symbolic 2. a. combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group <
typical suburban houses
>
b. conforming to a type <
a specimen typical of the species
>
Synonyms: see regulartypicality nountypicalness noun

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