Typical vs Quintessentially - What's the difference?
typical | quintessentially |
Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
Normal, average; to be expected.
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In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
* 1994 — Christopher Bulis, State of Change , ch XXIII, p237
As an adjective typical
is capturing the overall sense of a thing.As a noun typical
is anything that is typical, normal, or standard.As an adverb quintessentially is
in a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.typical
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Alternative forms
* typicall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.}}
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* atypicalDerived terms
* typicality * typically * typicalnessSee also
* gestalt * gist * resemblance * emblematic * prefigurative * distinctiveNoun
(en noun)- Antipsychotic drugs can be divided into typicals and atypicals.
- Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics.
External links
* *quintessentially
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Adverb
(-)- Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.
