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

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   I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary. His behaviour was nothing out of the ordinary (= not unusual). 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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   3 days ago · 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. It was just an ordinary weekend for us. Synonyms: usual, standard, normal, common More Synonyms of ordinary.

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   Define ordinary. ordinary synonyms, ordinary pronunciation, ordinary translation, English dictionary definition of ordinary. adj. 1. Commonly encountered; usual: an ordinary delay at the bridge tolls. See Synonyms at common. 2. a. Having no special ability, quality, or purpose:...

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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryORDINARY definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   5 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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   : unusual, different, or strange : not what is considered to be normal. What happened is nothing out of the ordinary. They didn't do anything that was out of the ordinary. Her taste is a bit out of the ordinary. ORDINARY meaning: 1 : normal or usual not unusual, different, or special; 2 : neither very good nor very bad not very impressive.