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.