typ´i|cal|ness

typ´i|cal|ness
typ|i|cal «TIHP uh kuhl», adjective.
1. being a type; representative: »

a typical American home. The typical Thanksgiving dinner consists of turkey, cranberry sauce, several vegetables, and mince or pumpkin pie.

SYNONYM(S): illustrative.
2. of or having to do with a type or representative specimen; characteristic: »

the hospitality typical of the frontiersman, the swiftness typical of a gazelle.

SYNONYM(S): distinctive.
4. Biology. that is the type of the genus, family, or other group.
[< Medieval Latin typicalis figurative, symbolic < Latin typicus typic < typus; see etym. under type (Cf.type)]
typ´i|cal|ness, noun.

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  • typ|i|cal — «TIHP uh kuhl», adjective. 1. being a type; representative: »a typical American home. The typical Thanksgiving dinner consists of turkey, cranberry sauce, several vegetables, and mince or pumpkin pie. SYNONYM(S): illustrative. 2. of or having to… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • typ — typ; typ·able; typ·age; typ·al; typ·embryo; typ·er; typ·ic; typ·i·cal; typ·i·cal·i·ty; typ·i·cal·ly; typ·i·cal·ness; typ·i·fi·ca·tion; typ·i·fy; typ·i·ness; typ·ist; typ·iste; Var·i·Typ·er; var·i·typ·ist; her·ma·typ·ic; an·ti·typ·ic;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • typicalness — typ·i·cal·ness …   English syllables

  • typical — typ•i•cal [[t]ˈtɪp ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen: a typical family[/ex] 2) conforming to a particular type 3) bio exemplifying most nearly the essential characteristics of a higher group of… …   From formal English to slang

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  • pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… …   English syllables

  • poly — poly·acrylate; poly·acrylic; poly·acrylonitrile; poly·act; poly·actinal; poly·adel·phia; poly·adel·phous; poly·allel; poly·alphabetic; poly·amide; poly·amine; poly·an·dria; poly·an·dric; poly·an·drist; poly·an·dri·um; poly·an·drous; poly·an·dry;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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