typical

typ·i·cal

adj \ˈti-pi-kəl\

Definition of TYPICAL

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>

— typ·i·cal·i·ty \ˌti-pə-ˈka-lə-tē\ noun

— typ·i·cal·ness \ˈti-pi-kəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of TYPICAL

1. It was his typical response.
2. It was a typical Saturday night for us.
3. We wanted him to have the typical college experience of living on campus.

Origin of TYPICAL

Late Latin typicalis, from typicus, from Greek typikos, from typos model — more at type

First Known Use: 1609

Related to TYPICAL

Synonyms: archetypal (also archetypical), average, characteristic, normal, regular, representative, standard, true

Antonyms: aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, deviant, irregular, nonrepresentative, nontypical, untypical

Related Words: common, commonplace, conventional, customary, everyday, ordinary, usual, wonted, workaday; classic, textbook, vintage; expected, familiar, habitual, predictable, routine, unexceptional, unremarkable; predominant, preponderant

Near Antonyms: uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unusual, unwonted; distinctive, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, infrequent, noteworthy, rare, remarkable, singular, special, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unpredictable; eccentric, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, peculiar, unknown, unorthodox; curious, erratic, funky, funny, odd, oddball, offbeat, outlandish, quirky, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out; bizarre, fantastic (also fantastical), far-out, freak, freakish, kooky (also kookie), out-of-the-way, outrageous, outré, rare, singular, unnatural, weird, wild

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