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typical

typ·i·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tip-i-kuh l]
    • /ˈtɪp ɪ kəl/
    • /ˈtɪpɪkl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tip-i-kuh l]
    • /ˈtɪp ɪ kəl/

Definitions of typical word

  • adjective typical of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen. 1
  • adjective typical conforming to a particular type. 1
  • adjective typical 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 typical characteristic or distinctive: He has the mannerisms typical of his class. 1
  • adjective typical pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as a type or emblem; symbolic. 1
  • adjective typical distinctive 1

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Origin of typical

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 Typical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

typical 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

typical usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for typical

adj typical

  • accustomed — If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
  • boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
  • button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
  • buttondown — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.

adjective typical

  • adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
  • archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
  • archetypic — Archetypical.
  • archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
  • average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.

Antonyms for typical

adj typical

  • agleam — glowing; gleaming
  • aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
  • all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
  • apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
  • arrestive — tending to arrest

adjective typical

  • celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
  • centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
  • distinguishing — distinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group: Intricate rhyming is a distinguishing feature of her poetry.
  • exceptional — Unusual; not typical.
  • extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.

Top questions with typical

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