typical
adjective
typ·i·cal
ˈti-pi-kəl 
1
a
: combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group
a typical New England winter
their typical response
the typical college experience
b
: conforming to a type
a specimen typical of the species
2
: constituting or having the nature of a type : symbolic
Examples of typical in a Sentence
It was his typical response.
It was a typical Saturday night for us.
We wanted him to have the typical college experience of living on campus.
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C.c. Weiss
march 24, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
Market experts said the trading volume in crude oil futures on Monday morning was larger than typical for that time of day.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
In New Mexico, one Albuquerque rink reported 300 sign ups for skating lessons in February—roughly equivalent to what the rink sees in a typical year.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
This specific type of destructive attack, however, was only typical in Ukraine recently.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for typical
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“Typical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typical. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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typical
adjective
typ·i·cal
ˈtip-i-kəl
: combining or showing the special characteristics of a group or kind
a typical school lunch
typically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
Medical Definition
typical
adjective
typ·i·cal
ˈtip-i-kəl
: conforming to a type
a typical specimen
typical symptoms of a disease
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