Specific and Typical

Specific

Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.

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

Typical

Typical adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.
Usage example: when I asked what he had learned in school that day, he gave me the typical answer of teenagers: “I don't know”

Specific and typical are semantically related in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Specific" instead an adjective "Typical".

Nearby Words: type, typically, typicality

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Song Summoner The gimmick of this game is that every individual Trooper Ziggy summons is created from a specific song in your library, and levels up as you listen to that song, so instead of the typical XP grind, they level up naturally as you listen to music.Also known as Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes.
  • Real Robot Genre Typical of the genre, there are multiple models geared towards specific roles on the battlefield.
  • Visual Novel / CROSS†CHANNEL Ambiguous Disorder: All of the main characters are intended to be a deconstruction of typical anime/dating sim archetypes, although no one is diagnosed with anything specific.
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