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- [tip-i-kuh l]
- /ˈtɪp ɪ kəl/
- /tˈɪpɪk/
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- [tip-i-kuh l]
- /ˈtɪp ɪ kəl/
Definitions of typic word
- adjective typic of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen. 1
- adjective typic conforming to a particular type. 1
- adjective typic Biology. exemplifying most nearly the essential characteristics of a higher group in natural history, and forming the type: the typical genus of a family. 1
- adjective typic characteristic or distinctive: He has the mannerisms typical of his class. 1
- adjective typic pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as a type or emblem; symbolic. 1
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Origin of typic
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Medieval Latin typicālis, equivalent to Late Latin typic(us) (< Greek typikós, equivalent to týp(os) type + -ikos -ic) + Latin -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Typic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
typic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
typic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for typic
adj typic
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- faddy — Having characteristics of a fad.
- garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
- grinder — a person or thing that grinds.
- in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
adjective typic
- whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
- workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.