typical

typical
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. emblematic, symbolic; characteristic, representative, model, ideal, conforming. See conformity, indication.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. characteristic, habitual, usual, standard, representative, symbolic, normal, exemplary, illustrative, conventional, prototypical, archetypical, ideal, quintessential, expected, standardized, patterned, ordinary, average, common, everyday, regular, par for the course*.
Ant. superior*, exceptional, extraordinary.
See Synonym Study at normal .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
normal, standard, average, common, regular, usual, conventional, expected, habitual, stock, par, ordinary, run-of-the-mill.
ANT.: atypical, unusual, extraordinary, unexpected
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Commonly encountered: average, common, commonplace, general, normal, ordinary, usual. See SURPRISE. 2. Serving to identify or set apart an individual or group: characteristic, distinctive, individual, peculiar, vintage. See SAME. 3. Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type: archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, paradigmatic, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, representative, typic. See SAME, USUAL.

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