typical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəɫ]
- (California, Southern) audio
- [ˈtɪp.ɪ.kɫ̩]
- /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
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.
Meanings
- Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
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Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
Compare this with, for instance, the heights of adult humans. They certainly lie within half an order of magnitude from a mean of about 1.7 m, being within the interval 5.4–0.54 m (18–1.8 ft). It is obvious from our three examples—the height of a person, household income in the United States, and the area of EU countries—that the concept of what is typical or characteristic depends on the case one refers to. Nevertheless, even vague measures can have a useful meaning in a comparison with something that is very different. For instance, the area of EU countries is typically much larger than the area of the city of New York, although Malta is actually smaller.
2010, Göran Grimvall, “Chapter 1: Numbers”, in Quantify! A Crash Course in Smart Thinking, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN:
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Normal, average; to be expected.
One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:Also perpetual is the practice of extending greetings and best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. The most typical traditional greeting is gong xi fa cai (for prosperity). And it certainly has been the most appropriate one since China in late 1978 denounced the political upheaval of the "cultural revolution" (1966-76) and launched its large-scale reform and development programmes.
1989 February 6 [1989 February 4], “Spring Festival”, in Daily Report: China, number 023, sourced from Beijing CHINA DAILY p 4, →ISSN, →OCLC, National Affairs, page 30, column 1:
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Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.
Celticecis species are definitely known only from the typical subgenus of Celtis, distributed through much of the Holarctic Region.
2013 September 9, Raymond G. Gagné, John C. Moser, “The North American gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of hackberries (Cannabaceae: Celtis spp.)”, in Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, volume 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| typicall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more typical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most typical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
atypical · atypical · atypical · atypical
Deriveds
ideal-typical · typicalize · ultratypical · typicality · intertypical · normotypical · typical bush warbler · typically · untypical · supertypical · nontypical · polytypical · subtypical · typicalness · chronotypical · isotypical · hypertypical · etypical · morphotypical · neurotypical · typical bandicoot · antitypical · metatypical · serotypical · typical antipsychotic · homotypical · geotypical
Relateds
emblematic · resemblance · distinctive · gestalt · gist · typal · prefigurative · typic · type
Synonyms
improminent · par · medial · commonplace · expected · consistent · average · standard issue · congruent · unstrange · common-and-garden · quotidian · customary · typical · standard · unremarkable · routine · mundane · plain vanilla · normal · garden variety · wakeaday · basic · plain · vulgar · common · ordinary · customary · run-of-the-mill · ordinary · usual · regular · unexceptional · par for the course · everyday · workaday · natural · mundane · conventional · common-or-garden · bog-standard
Translations (56)
es típico (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · sv utpräglad (characteristically representing something) · ga tipiciúil (characteristically representing something) · ast típicu (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · yi טיפּיש (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · be тыпо́вы (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · pt típico (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · be тыпі́чны (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · fa-ira مَعْمولی (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · hu jellemző (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · hi प्ररूपी (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · de typisch (normal; to be expected) · sk typický (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · nl typisch (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · fa-ira تیپیک (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · sv typisk (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · it tipico (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · de gewöhnlich (normal; to be expected) · is dæmigerður (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · et tüüpiline (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · pl typowy (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · cs typický (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · de typisch (characteristically representing something) · hi प्ररूपी (characteristically representing something) · es típico (normal; to be expected) · lv tipisks (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · cy nodweddiadol (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · is týpískur (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · bg типи́чен (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · bg типи́чен (normal; to be expected) · ru характе́рный (characteristically representing something) · uk типо́вий (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · tt типик (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · fi tyypillinen (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · de typisch (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · es clásico (normal; to be expected) · gl típico (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ru типи́чный (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · vi điển hình (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ca típic (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ba хас (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · hu tipikus (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ga tipiciúil (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · eo tipa (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ja 典型的な (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ga gnáth- (normal; to be expected) · da typisk (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · nds-de tyypsch (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ar نَمُوذَجِيّ (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · bg характе́рен (characteristically representing something) · eo tipika (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · fr typique (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ko 전형적 (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · cmn 典型的 (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · fr représentatif (capturing the overall sense of a thing) · ar مِثَالِيّ (capturing the overall sense of a thing)