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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTypicality
/ˌtɪp.ɪˈkæl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being typical or representative of a particular group, class, or category.
"The high typicality of the bird species made it an easy choice for the textbook illustration." - 2
In cognitive psychology and categorization, the degree to which an object is perceived as a core member of a concept.
"Participants judged robins with higher typicality than penguins when asked to think of a bird."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective typical, originating from the Late Latin typicus, from Ancient Greek typikos (pertaining to a type or figure), combined with the English suffix -ity. It emerged in modern scientific, psychological, and linguistic discourse to denote the degree to which an item exemplifies a particular category.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Typicality" is said worldwide
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typicalité
Transliteration: tipikalite
"La typicalité de ce vin reflète parfaitement son terroir d'origine."
Typizität
Transliteration: typit͡siˈtɛːt
"Die hohe Typizität des Prototyps erleichtert die Erkennung."
tipicità
Transliteration: tipicità
"La tipicità di questo formaggio è garantita dalla denominazione di origine."
tipicidad
Transliteration: tipisidad
"La tipicidad del paisaje define la identidad de la región."
tipicidade
Transliteration: tipisidade
"A tipicidade cultural do evento atrai muitos turistas."
प्रारूपिकता
Transliteration: prarupikta
"इस वस्तु की प्रारूपिकता इसकी श्रेणी को स्पष्ट करती है।"
典型性
Transliteration: diǎnxíngxìng
"这个案例具有很高的典型性。"
전형성
Transliteration: jeonhyeongseong
"이 새는 참새의 전형성을 잘 보여준다."
典型性
Transliteration: tenkeisei
"この事例には高い典型性が見られる。"
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