adj.
- having the distinctive qualities of a particular type.
▸characteristic of a particular person or thing.
- symbolic:
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the pit is typical of hell.
Derivative
- typicality
/-ˈkalɪti/
n. - typically adv.
Etymology
C17: from med. L. typicalis, via L. from Gk tupikos, from tupos (see type).
