Typisch
Example: Das ist ein typisch deutsches Gericht zum Abendessen.
Definition
"Typisch" describes something that is characteristic or representative of a particular person, place, or thing, often embodying common traits or qualities that make it easily recognizable as belonging to that category.
Etymology
The word "typisch" comes from the Greek 'typos', meaning 'impression' or 'model', which passed into Latin as 'typicus'. It was adopted into German to describe something that serves as a typical example or pattern. Did you know that the notion of 'typical' originally related to religious icons as 'impressions' of divine figures?
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"Typisch" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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