Cases of word usage

1) forming part of, showing, the typical qualities or features (characteristic)

2) an author's (ability to provide a) description of a character or through her or his actions, words, personality and other typical features so that the reader, viewer etc can identify her or him clearly (characterization)

3) belonging to, typical of, a continent (continental)

4) the typical example, personification, of a quality, characteristic; a short summary of a book etc (epitome)

5) having, typical of, the speech, manners, views etc of a person living in the provinces (provincial)

6) a fixed pattern of behaviour, thinking etc; a typical example (stereotype)

7) to be a typical example of (a person, thing) (typify)