typical
- adjective
- /ˈtɪpɪkəl/
- So it's a typical sample of a typical mantle basalt.
- typical reading
- a typical adult
- typical reading scores
It'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
Ordinary and not very good
Happening most of the time in a normal way
Happening often or seen in many places
Normal and not special or unusual
Happening as a usual part of daily life
Ordinary and not special or new
Having the usual qualities of a group
Typical of a person, place, or thing, showing its usual features
The usual or expected state
Common and not special or unusual
A very typical example showing the main features of something
A typical example that other things are made like
A very typical example of a person or thing that others copy
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
How Typical
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.