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.

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.

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.

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.

• capturing the overall sense of a thing; representing something by form