c. 1600, "symbolic, emblematic," from Medieval Latin typicalis "symbolic," from Late Latin typicus "of or pertaining to a type," from Greek typikos, from typos "impression" (see type (n.)). Sense of "characteristic" is first recorded 1850. Related: Typically.
a typical suburban community
the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year
a typical American girl
a typical case of arteritis
a typical romantic poem
a painting typical of the Impressionist school
that is typical of you!
the typical (or normal) American
typical teenage behavior
typewriter
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Typhon
typhoon
typhus
typical
typify
typist
typo
typographer
typographic
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