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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Typical \Typ"ic*al\, a. [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.
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The Levitical priesthood was only typical of the
Christian. --Atterbury.
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2. (Nat. Hist.) Combining or exhibiting the essential
characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus.
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{Typ"ic*al*ness}, n.
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