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typically

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Etymology

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From typical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/, /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/
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typically (comparative more typically, superlative most typically)

  1. In a typical or common manner.
    • 2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist[1], volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
      An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic [] real kidneys [] . But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
  2. In an expected or customary manner.
    • 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport[2]:
      And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes.

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