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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Typical \Typ"ic*al\, adjective [L. typicus, Gr. ?, from ? type: cf. F. typique. See {Type}.]
1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.
The Levitical priesthood was only typical of the Christian. --Atterbury.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus. -- {Typ"ic*al*ly}, adverb -- {Typ"ic*al*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
typically
adverb: in a typical manner; "Tom was typically hostile" [ant: {atypically}]
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