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   Or·di·nar·y

   /ˈôrdnˌerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. with no special or distinctive features; normal: "he sets out to depict ordinary people" Similar usualnormalstandardtypicalstockcommoncustomaryhabitualaccustomedexpectedwontedeverydayregularroutineday-to-daydailyestablishedsettledsetfixedtraditionalquotidianprevailingOpposite abnormal
   • ▪ uninteresting; commonplace: "ordinary items of everyday wear" Similar averagenormalrun-of-the-millstandardtypicalmiddle-of-the-roadcommonconventionalmainstreamunremarkableunexceptionalunpretentiousmodestplainsimplehomelyhomespunworkadayundistinguishednondescriptcharacterlesscolorlesscommonplacehumdrummundaneunmemorablepedestrianprosaicquotidianuninterestinguneventfuldullboringuninspiringblandsuburbanhackneyedstalemediocremiddlingindifferentgarden-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 delegation.

   noun

   • 1. what is commonplace or standard: "their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary"
   • 2. a person, especially a judge, exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation. British
   • ▪ (in some US states) a judge of probate. US
   • 3. those parts of a Roman Catholic service, especially the Mass, which do not vary from day to day.
   • ▪ a rule or book giving the order for saying the Mass.
   • 4. any of the simplest principal charges used in coats of arms (especially chief, pale, bend, fess, bar, chevron, and saltire).
   • 5. a meal provided at a fixed time and price at an inn. archaic
   • ▪ an inn providing a meal at a fixed time and price.
   • 6. another term for penny-farthing 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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   Something ordinary is something that happens every day. Maybe you should skip your ordinary breakfast and try something new.

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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.

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   2 days ago · 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.

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   1. Commonly encountered; usual: an ordinary delay at the bridge tolls. See Synonyms at common. 2. a. Having no special ability, quality, or purpose: ordinary people; ordinary black tea. b. Not particularly good; not better than average: The service was good, but the food was very ordinary. 3.

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

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   B1. not special, different, or unusual in any way: ordinary life. an ordinary day. I had a very ordinary childhood. Fewer examples. His paintings record scenes from ordinary life. At first, he thought the gem was just an ordinary stone. How does his poetry differ from ordinary language? Under ordinary circumstances, you wouldn't be allowed in here.

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   3 days ago · 1. adjective. 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. Synonyms: usual, standard, normal, common More Synonyms of ordinary. 2. See out of the ordinary. More Synonyms of ordinary.

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   Apr 9, 2024 · An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace. [from 16th c.]