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typical.

Capturing the overall sense of a thing.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/[ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəɫ][ˈtɪp.ɪ.kɫ̩]
  1. Capturing the overall sense of a thing.

  2. Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.

  3. Normal, average; to be expected.

  4. Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/[ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəɫ][ˈtɪp.ɪ.kɫ̩]
  1. Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.

    Antipsychotic drugs can be divided into typicals and atypicals.
    Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics.
Where this word comes from

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.

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