Typical ˈtɪpɪkl Adjective Italian Cafe Roman Pottery Judy

• a typical italian cafe
• this is a typical example of roman pottery.
• judy is a typical american teenager.
• this meal is typical of local cookery.

typical

1. having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group
• a typical Italian cafe
• This is a typical example of Roman pottery.
• Judy is a typical American teenager.
• This meal is typical of local cookery.
• The weather at the moment is not typical for July.

Extra Examples

• East Anglia is by no means typical of rural Britain.
• Julia is fairly typical of her age group.
• You must not take this attitude as typical of English people.
2. happening in the usual way; showing what something is usually like
• SYNONYM normal
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/normal_2
• A typical working day for me begins at 7.30.
• On a typical day, we receive about 50 letters.
• Draw up your own budget for a typical week.
• Typical interview questions are ‘Why do you want to study law?’ or ‘Why did you choose this college?’
3. behaving in the way that you expect
• He spoke with typical enthusiasm.
• Tthe characters don't react to their situation in typical horror movie fashion.
• It was typical of her to forget.
• She's late again—typical!

Extra Examples

• They're going to be late? Now, isn't that just typical?
• That's altogether typical of Tom!

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin typicalis, via Latin from Greek tupikos, from tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’.