Typicalness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Typ"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
        {Typ"ic*al*ness}, n.
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