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.