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[ adjective ] exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
Examples "a typical American girl" "a typical suburban community" "a painting typical of the Impressionist school" "a typical romantic poem" "a typical case of arteritis" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)A typical `` sonogram '' of a human eye , together with a description of the anatomical parts , is shown in Fig. 5 . (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)More typical is the case of a suburban Long_Island housewife described by a marriage counselor . (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Yes , he believed that the Jews were `` enemies of the Reich '' , and such a belief is , of_course , typical of `` patriotic '' anti-Semites ; but he believed in the Jew as enemy in a kind of abstract , theological way , like a member of a cult speculating on the nature of things . (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)These incidents , typical of many others , dramatize the distressing fact that no controversy during the last several decades has caused more tension , rancor and strife among religious groups in this country than the birth-control issue . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)He sets him forth as being typical of the group . Related terms atypical regular representative true typic sample characteristic typicality |
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[ adjective ] of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
Synonyms Examples "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie "that is typical of you!" Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)This birth length seems to be typical . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] conforming to a type
Examples "the typical (or normal) American" "typical teenage behavior" Related terms |
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