Typical
adjective
Usually found in a certain situation, normal or common.
She responded with her typical charm.
Often appears as...
- typical response
- typical behaviour
adjective
Showing the characteristics expected or common for something or someone.
A typical day for me begins at 7am.
Often appears as...
- typical day
- typical features
adjective
Serving as a representative example of a class or group.
The car is a typical example of luxury.
Often appears as...
- typical example
- typical results
adjective
Usually found in a certain situation, normal or common.
She responded with her typical charm.
Often appears as...
- typical response
- typical behaviour
adjective
Showing the characteristics expected or common for something or someone.
A typical day for me begins at 7am.
Often appears as...
- typical day
- typical features
adjective
Serving as a representative example of a class or group.
The car is a typical example of luxury.
Often appears as...
- typical example
- typical results
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation setting
Used when discussing what is considered usual or anticipated in situations.
He arrived late, which is typical for him.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative undertone
Sometimes has a negative connotation, implying dissatisfaction with the norm.
She gave a typical excuse for her absence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural implications
Can refer to behaviors or patterns commonly associated with particular cultures.
The fiesta was filled with typical Spanish festivities.
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation setting
Used when discussing what is considered usual or anticipated in situations.
He arrived late, which is typical for him.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative undertone
Sometimes has a negative connotation, implying dissatisfaction with the norm.
She gave a typical excuse for her absence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural implications
Can refer to behaviors or patterns commonly associated with particular cultures.
The fiesta was filled with typical Spanish festivities.
Pro Tip 1/3Expectation setting
Used when discussing what is considered usual or anticipated in situations.
He arrived late, which is typical for him.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative undertone
Sometimes has a negative connotation, implying dissatisfaction with the norm.
She gave a typical excuse for her absence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural implications
Can refer to behaviors or patterns commonly associated with particular cultures.
The fiesta was filled with typical Spanish festivities.
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Language ability is typically measured in two active parts, speaking and writing, and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages
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How math saved my life PIPE...
going with her and I talked about typical things that guys do like pie and relativity and drawing and somehow managed to get her interested in talking to me and as we talked she said what a lot of people had told me she said when you show me the drawings and you say
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How did Polynesian...
canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world. They were abundantly familiar with trade wind-generated ocean swells, which typically flow northeast or southeast. By day, navigators could identify direction
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Are you a body with a...
with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain that eventually become responsible for regulating our experience of self. And we have other senses, besides the typical five, such as the sense of balance
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How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger. However, for a period ranging from a few months to several years,
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Can Octopuses Recognise...
there have now been several studies that have looked for signs of personality in different cephalopods and typically find that there are individual personalities bringing the octopus into an area of study normally reserved for animals like
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Why do people join...
most cults share some basic characteristics. A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings.
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7 Billion: Are You...
In a world of 7 billion people who is most typical?
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies, such as this famous "Nightwing." Also, if you think about it, demons always have bat wings, whereas birds, they typically --
Video examples
The benefits of a...
Language ability is typically measured in two active parts, speaking and writing, and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
going with her and I talked about typical things that guys do like pie and relativity and drawing and somehow managed to get her interested in talking to me and as we talked she said what a lot of people had told me she said when you show me the drawings and you say
Video examples
How did Polynesian...
canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world. They were abundantly familiar with trade wind-generated ocean swells, which typically flow northeast or southeast. By day, navigators could identify direction
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain that eventually become responsible for regulating our experience of self. And we have other senses, besides the typical five, such as the sense of balance
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger. However, for a period ranging from a few months to several years,
Video examples
Can Octopuses Recognise...
there have now been several studies that have looked for signs of personality in different cephalopods and typically find that there are individual personalities bringing the octopus into an area of study normally reserved for animals like
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Why do people join...
most cults share some basic characteristics. A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings.
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7 Billion: Are You...
In a world of 7 billion people who is most typical?
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Florence Welch
English Musician
I can't wait to get on stage, because there you don't worry about whether you'll ever get married because your life is insane, or whether you'll ever have another boyfriend again, you don't worry about the typical boundaries of how your life has to be.
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J. Christopher Burch
American Businessman
I would never suggest anyone to stay at a company more than six or seven years. We grow as individuals and the world is moving so fast. Typically, I'll always sell a piece of each of my companies along the way.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.
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Janet Varney
American Actress
Typically, I'm put in high heels and a tight top, which is not my personality at all.
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N. K. Jemisin
American Writer
I tend to like writing characters that are not typical heroes.
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Nicola Formichetti
Japanese Designer
I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.
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Nora Roberts
American Author
I long for typical days, but rarely get them any more.
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson
South Korean Director
I like action. It's not typical, but it's a passion.
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Aviva
I typically take life one day at a time.
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Margaret Cho
American Comedian
My life is anything but typical.
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Florence Welch
English Musician
I can't wait to get on stage, because there you don't worry about whether you'll ever get married because your life is insane, or whether you'll ever have another boyfriend again, you don't worry about the typical boundaries of how your life has to be.
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J. Christopher Burch
American Businessman
I would never suggest anyone to stay at a company more than six or seven years. We grow as individuals and the world is moving so fast. Typically, I'll always sell a piece of each of my companies along the way.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.
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Janet Varney
American Actress
Typically, I'm put in high heels and a tight top, which is not my personality at all.
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N. K. Jemisin
American Writer
I tend to like writing characters that are not typical heroes.
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Nicola Formichetti
Japanese Designer
I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.
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Nora Roberts
American Author
I long for typical days, but rarely get them any more.
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson
South Korean Director
I like action. It's not typical, but it's a passion.
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Aviva
I typically take life one day at a time.
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Margaret Cho
American Comedian
My life is anything but typical.
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