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: on a typical occasion : in typical circumstances
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Example Sentences
prairie dogs typically live in open spaces
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Those conditions, which typically include dry air from the West going up over the Rockies and crashing into warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, are what make the U.S. so prone to tornadoes and other severe storms.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
The number of employees quitting jobs, typically to take new positions, rose to 4 million from a 21-month low of 3.9 million the prior month.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
Their world-changing effects—like those from the invention of the printing press or the discovery of radioactivity—typically take generations to play out.
—Fabio Pacucci, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2023
The game had it all: Highs, lows, refs to yell at, the thrill of an underdog team going the distance, the agony of defeat, and diehard fans typically only seen in men’s college basketball.
—Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
That typically takes place in late May.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
By contrast, residents can remain in their homes during a soft-story retrofit, which typically takes four to six weeks.
—Rong-gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
That’s a big change for a company that CEO Elon Musk says has no shortage of demand and which typically takes weeks or months to fill an order for its vehicles.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
The entire vetting and placement process through Clyde typically takes between one to two months.
—J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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typ·i·cal
(tĭp′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: a typical suburban community.
2. Of or relating to a representative specimen; characteristic or distinctive.
3. Conforming to a type: a composition typical of the baroque period.
4. also typ·ic (-ĭk) Of the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type; emblematic.
5. Conforming with what usually happens: The bus is late again? That’s so typical!
[Late Latin typicālis, from typicus, from Greek tupikos, from tupos, impression.]
typ′i·cal·ly adv.
typ′i·cal·ness, typ′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adv. | 1. | typically — in a typical manner; «Tom was typically hostile»
atypically, untypically — in a manner that is not typical; «she was atypically quiet» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
typically
adverb
In an expected or customary manner; for the most part:
commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, generally, habitually, naturally, normally, often, regularly, routinely, usually.
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
نَموذَجِيّا
typicky
jellegzetesen
á dæmigerîan hátt
typicky
značilno
tipik olarak
typically
[ˈtɪpɪkəlɪ] ADV
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
typically
[ˈtɪpɪkəli] adv
(used as sentence adverb) (= characteristically)
Typically, he was late → Comme toujours, il était en retard., Pour ne pas changer, il était en retard.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
typically
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
typical
(ˈtipikəl) adjective
(negative untypical) having or showing the usual characteristics (of). He is a typical Englishman; They’re typical civil servants.
ˈtypically adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
a typically robust performance by the Prime Minister — как обычно, уверенное выступление премьер-министра 
typically real function — типично вещественная функция
typically wavy hair — типично волнистые волосы
as is typically the case — как это обычно бывает
typically real — типично-вещественный
Tom was typically hostile.
Том был, как правило, недружелюбен.
I typically get around 30 emails a day.
Я обычно получаю около тридцати электронных писем в день.
Cigarettes typically come in packs of 20.
Сигареты, как правило, приходят в упаковках по 20 штук.
Hunting was a typically masculine occupation.
Охота была типично мужским занятием.
Mature apple trees are typically 20 feet tall.
Зрелые / взрослые / яблони, как правило, 20 футов в высоту.
Prairie dogs typically live in open spaces.
Луговые собачки, как правило, живут на открытых пространствах.
Prices are typically taken as exogenous.
Цены обычно считаются заданными извне.
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Al was his typically cheerful self again. 
…actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar…
Typically, he didn’t even bother to tell anyone he was going.
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Use the adverb typically when something happens in a general or usual way. The winner of the Miss America pageant, for example, is typically a very tall, slender young woman with long hair.
You might say that it typically takes a year to get a driver’s license in your state — in other words, that’s how long it takes as a general rule or on average. Or you could say that while you don’t typically enjoy short stories, you read one recently that you can’t get out of your mind. The adjective typical is at the root of typically, from the Late Latin typicus, «of a type,» and the Greek typos, «impression.»
Definitions of typically
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adverb
in a typical manner
“Tom was
typically hostile”
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
typical + -ly
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/, /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/
Adverb[edit]
typically (comparative more typically, superlative most typically)
- In a typical or common manner.
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2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist[1], volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
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An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic […] real kidneys […] . But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
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- In an expected or customary manner.
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2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport[2]:
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And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes.
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Synonyms[edit]
- (in a typical manner): commonly, most of the time; see also Thesaurus:usually
- (in a customary manner): ordinarily, routinely; see also Thesaurus:normally
Antonyms[edit]
- (all): atypically
- (in a typical manner): See also Thesaurus:occasionally
- (in a customary manner): See also Thesaurus:unusually
Hyponyms[edit]
- prototypically
Translations[edit]
in an expected or customary manner