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Typical ˈtɪpɪkl Italian Adjective Bre Cafe Roman Pottery

Word typical
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈtɪpɪkl / NAmE / ˈtɪpɪkl /
Example
  • a typical italian cafe
  • this is a typical example of roman pottery.
  • this meal is typical of local cookery.
  • the weather at the moment is not typical for july.
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typical

(adjective)BrE / ˈtɪpɪkl / NAmE / ˈtɪpɪkl /
  1. having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group
    • synonym representative
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/representative_2
    • a typical Italian cafe
    • This is a typical example of Roman pottery.
    • This meal is typical of local cookery.
    • The weather at the moment is not typical for July.
  2. happening in the usual way; showing what something is usually like
    • synonym normal
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/normal_1
    • A typical working day for me begins at 7.30.
    • On a typical day, we receive about 50 letters.
    • 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
    • It was typical of her to forget.
    • He spoke with typical enthusiasm.
    • She's late again—typical!

    Extra Examples

    • East Anglia is by no means typical of rural Britain.
    • Julia is fairly typical of her age group.
    • That’s altogether typical of Tom!
    • They’re going to be late? Now, isn’t that just typical?
    • You must not take this attitude as typical of English people.
    • Draw up your own budget for a typical week.
    • Each woman was asked to describe a typical working day.
    • It’s a typical Italian café.
    • She’s late again—typical!

    Word Origin

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