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.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)