typical implies showing all important traits of a type, class, or group and may suggest lack of strong individuality.

TYPICAL definition: 1. showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things…. Learn more.

TYPICAL definition: of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen. See examples of typical used in a sentence.

Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: a typical suburban community. 2. Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or …

Definition of typical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

typical, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

characteristic of a person or group of persons, animals, or things: his typical mannerisms. [It + be + ~ + of] It was typical of him to give a twenty-minute speech.

When something is typical, it is common, regular, expected — hanging out with friends and playing computer games are typical activities of American teens.

TYPICAL meaning: 1 : normal for a person, thing, or group average or usual; 2 : happening in the usual way

Dec 14, 2025 · typical (comparative more typical, superlative most typical) Capturing the overall sense of a thing. Also perpetual is the practice of extending greetings and best wishes for a …