typical

The definition of typical is a characteristic or behavior that is normal and expected for a given person or thing or in a given situation.

(adjective)

An example of something that would be described as typical is your typical boring day at work where you do the same things you do every other day.
An example of something that would be described as typical is a characteristic that you'd expect, such as a dog having fur.

See typical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

serving as a type; symbolic
having or showing the characteristics, qualities, etc. of a kind, class, or group so fully as to be a representative example
of or belonging to a type or representative example; characteristic

Origin: ML typicalis < L typicus < Gr typikos

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See typical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: a typical suburban community.
Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.
Conforming to a type: a composition typical of the baroque period.
also typ·ic (-ĭk) Of the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type; emblematic.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin typicālis

Origin: , from typicus

Origin: , from Greek tupikos

Origin: , from tupos, impression

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