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   ordinary

   /ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. with no special or distinctive features; normal: "he sets out to depict ordinary people" Similar usualnormalstandardtypicalstockcommoncustomaryhabitualaccustomedexpectedwontedeverydayregularroutineday-to-daydailyestablishedsettledsetfixedtraditionalquotidianprevailingOpposite abnormal
   • ▪ not interesting or exceptional; commonplace: "she seemed very ordinary" Similar averagenormalrun-of-the-millstandardtypicalmiddle-of-the-roadcommonconventionalmainstreamunremarkableunexceptionalunpretentiousmodestplainsimplehomelyhomespunworkadayundistinguishednondescriptcharacterlesscolourlesscommonplacehumdrummundaneunmemorablepedestrianprosaicquotidianuninterestinguneventfuldullboringuninspiringblandsuburbanhackneyedstalemediocremiddlingindifferentgarden-varietyinformal:OKso-sobog-standardvanillaplain vanillanothing to write home abouta dime a dozenno great shakesnot up to muchcornyhackycommon or gardenorneryOpposite unusualextraordinaryuniqueexceptional
   • 2. (especially of a judge or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by deputation.

   noun

   • 1. what is commonplace or standard: "their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary"
   • 2. a judge who exercises authority by virtue of office and not by deputation. British
   • 3. a member of the clergy, such as an archbishop in a province or a bishop in a diocese, with immediate jurisdiction.
   • 4. those parts of a Roman Catholic service, especially the Mass, which do not vary from day to day.
   • ▪ a rule or book laying down the order of divine service.
   • 5. any of the simplest principal charges used in coats of arms (especially chief, pale, bend, fess, bar, chevron, cross, saltire).
   • 6. short for ordinary share
   • 7. a meal provided at a fixed time and price at an inn. archaic
   • ▪ an inn providing a meal at a fixed time and price.
   • 8. a penny-farthing bicycle. historical North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: the noun partly via Old French; the adjective from Latin ordinarius ‘orderly’ (reinforced by French ordinaire), from ordo, ordin- ‘order’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ordinariness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ordinaryOrdinary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ORDINARY is of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual. How to use ordinary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ordinary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishORDINARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ORDINARY definition: 1. not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual: 2. normally, or in the way that…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishORDINARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as ordinary, you mean they are not special or interesting in any way and may be rather dull. I'm just a very ordinary, boring normal guy. Your life since then must have seemed very ordinary.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › ordinaryORDINARY Synonyms: 220 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for ORDINARY: normal, usual, average, typical, commonplace, common, routine, standard; Antonyms of ORDINARY: extraordinary, unusual, abnormal, strange, exceptional, odd, peculiar, curious

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   Something ordinary is something that happens every day. Maybe you should skip your ordinary breakfast and try something new. Although we often use the adjective ordinary to mean "ho-hum, nothing special," it actually comes from the Latin root for "rule."

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › ordinary_adjordinary, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ordinary, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › ordinaryOrdinary - definition of ordinary by The Free Dictionary

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   ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryORDINARY definition in American English - Collins Online ...

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   Ordinary people or things are normal and not special or different in any way. I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me. It has 25 calories less than ordinary ice cream.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionordinary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of ordinary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishORDINARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    ORDINARY definition: 1. not special, different, or unusual in any way: 2. Ordinary people are not rich or famous and do…. Learn more.