1 serving as a characteristic example; representative.
2 characteristic of or serving to distinguish a type.
3 (often foll. by of) conforming to expected behaviour, attitudes, etc. (is typical of them to forget).
4 symbolic.
Derivatives:
typicality n. typically adv.
Etymology: med.L typicalis f. L typicus f. Gk tupikos (as TYPE)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.