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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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   1. : of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual. an ordinary day. 2. a. : of common quality, rank, or ability. an ordinary teenager. b. : deficient in quality : poor, inferior. ordinary wine. 3. : having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction. also : belonging to such jurisdiction. ordinariness.

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   What does ordinary mean? Ordinary means usual, normal, or of no special quality. Sometimes, the word is used in a negative way to mean somewhat inferior, below average, or just plain—in much the same way as the word mediocre.

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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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   having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. adjective. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree. “ ordinary everyday objects”. “ ordinary decency”. “an ordinary day”. synonyms: common.

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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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   2 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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   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.