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.
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, adv. -- Typ"ic*al*ness, n.
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