typical

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #3673

Meanings

1

adj
Having the usual qualities of a particular group, kind, or person.

She is a typical teenager who loves music and her phone.
2

adj
Normal or to be expected; usual.

On a typical day, I leave the house at eight.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having the usual qualities... characteristic representative

2 adj · normal or to be expected;... average common ordinary usual

Word family

Derived forms antitypicalchronotypicaletypicalgeotypicalhomotypicalhypertypicalideal-typicalintertypicalisotypicalmetatypicalmorphotypicalneurotypical

Related forms distinctive emblematic gestalt gistprefigurativeresemblancetypaltypetypic

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Phrases (1)

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typical case
an example that shows the usual features of a situation or problem

Adjective + noun

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.

*(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European typicalis la-lat typicus Latin τυπικός Ancient Greek

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# typical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
**Frequency rank:** 3673

## Meanings
1. Having the usual qualities of a particular group, kind, or person.
2. Normal or to be expected; usual.

## Examples
- She is a typical teenager who loves music and her phone.
- On a typical day, I leave the house at eight.

## Derived Forms
- antitypical
- chronotypical
- etypical
- geotypical
- homotypical
- hypertypical
- ideal-typical
- intertypical
- isotypical
- metatypical
- morphotypical
- neurotypical

## Related Forms
- distinctive
- emblematic
- gestalt
- gist
- prefigurative
- resemblance
- typal
- type
- typic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)tewp-
- Root: typicalis
- Root: typicus
- Root: τυπικός

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Typical is 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. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, la-lat typicalis, Latin typicus, Ancient Greek τυπικός. In present-day use, it can mean having the usual qualities of a particular group, kind, or person, or normal or to be expected; usual. Derived formations include antitypical, chronotypical, etypical, geotypical, homotypical, hypertypical, ideal-typical, intertypical.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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