typical

== English == === Alternative forms === typicall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus (“typical”), from Ancient Greek τυπικός (tupikós, “of or pertaining to a type, conformable, typical”), from τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), equivalent to typic +‎ -al and type +‎ -ical. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/, [ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəɫ], [ˈtɪp.ɪ.kɫ̩] Hyphenation: typ‧i‧cal === Adjective === typical (comparative more typical, superlative most typical) Capturing the overall sense of a thing. Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type. Hyponym: emblematic Normal, average; to be expected. (taxonomy) Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:common ==== Antonyms ==== atypical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== typal type typic ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gestalt gist resemblance emblematic prefigurative distinctive === Noun === typical (plural typicals) Anything that is typical, normal, or standard. ==== Further reading ==== “typical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “typical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === clay pit, claypit