typical

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meaning in plain English

A thing that is normal or usual. It shows what most of that kind looks like.

Think of a typical Tuesday: coffee, emails, same routine – that’s what ‘typical’ means, normal and usual.

for example

In the park, the typicals were the ducks that everybody sees every day.

Think of a basket full of red apples. The one that looks just like the rest is a typical – it tells you what most of the apples are like.