Adjective
- 1. typical (vs. atypical), emblematic, exemplary, typic, representative, regular(prenominal), veritable(prenominal), true, characteristic
- usage: exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
- 2. distinctive, typical, characteristic (vs. uncharacteristic)
- usage: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"
- 3. typical, normal (vs. abnormal)
- usage: conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"
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