Prevailing and Typical

Prevailing

Prevailing adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: the prevailing custom here is to leave one's doors unlocked

Typical and prevailing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Typical" instead an adjective "Prevailing".

Nearby Words: prevail, prevailed, prevailingly

Typical

Typical adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.

Prevailing and typical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevailing" instead an adjective "Typical".

Nearby Words: type, typically, typicality
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