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Typically has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

in a typical manner

"Tom was typically hostile"

2

In a typical or common manner.

"The team typically arrives at meetings ten minutes early to review their agendas."

In plain English: Typically means something usually happens or is true most of the time.

"She is typically early for her morning meetings."

Usage: Use typically to indicate that something happens in most cases, though exceptions are possible. It is often interchangeable with usually but suggests a more general pattern rather than frequent repetition.

Example Sentences
"She is typically early for her morning meetings." adv
"Typically, it rains heavily in this region during the summer months." adv
"She is typically punctual for every meeting she attends." adv
"The restaurant typically serves dinner until ten o'clock on weekdays." adv
Related Terms
Antonyms
untypically

Origin

The word typically comes from combining typical with the suffix -ly to form an adverb meaning "in a typical manner." It entered English as a straightforward grammatical construction without shifting its core meaning over time.

Rhyming Words
lly ally illy elly olly tilly felly cilly colly dilly nelly gelly pilly dally pelly lally gally jilly mally celly
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