typical
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- adjective
- /ˈtɪpɪkəl/
- So it's a typical sample of a typical mantle basalt.
- typical reading
- a typical adult
- typical reading scores
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Watch on YouTubeIt's not your typical Red Bull film.
- It's not your typical Red Bull film.
- But that is not how the typical man receives it.
- So I'm going to be going through some typical British snacks.
- What is the reaction among typical trans people to transmaxing?
- OK, so that's sort of the typical ratio that you would see.
- Five things you might find in a typical student's bedroom.
- You know, we, we are your typical yin and Yang.
- That's a, that's close to the typical syllogism, right?
- Would you say that you're a typical representation of AGP?
Examples
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So I'm going to be going through some typical British snacks.
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In many regards, Greensburg, Kansas, is a typical small, rural, American town.
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What you see here is a typical team in our program.
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Five things you might find in a typical student's bedroom.
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But there was a time that this was a typical day for these guys.
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For the first three sets of patterns, cases presented are typical of people in each group.
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Some spend more than forty hours in a typical week on these activities!
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OK, this is like the typical perceptions people have.
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Well, Uncle Ken, Junior's not like your typical Prestige crowd.
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A typical winter in this region brings heavy snow and cold temperatures.
Synonyms
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Happening often or seen in many places
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Happening most of the time in a normal way
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Ordinary and not very good
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Normal and not special or unusual
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The usual or expected state
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Happening as a usual part of daily life
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Having the usual qualities of a group
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Ordinary and not special or new
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Typical of a person, place, or thing, showing its usual features
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Common and not special or unusual
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A very typical example of a person or thing that others copy
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A typical example that other things are made like
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A very typical example showing the main features of something
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Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere
Antonyms
Compounds
- Indian
A small rodent active at night that jumps with long hind legs in Asian and North African deserts
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Etymology
Typical comes from the Greek root typos, which meant a 'model' or 'pattern', and it is the same root as the common word type. So when something is typical, it follows the usual 'model' or has the normal qualities of its kind.