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everyday

eve·ry·day

UK/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ US/ˈɛvriˈdeɪ/ common

adjective

1.

found in the ordinary course of events

  • “a placid everyday scene”
  • “it was a routine day”
  • “there”
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2.

suited for everyday use

  • “casual clothes”
  • “everyday clothes”
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3.

commonplace and ordinary

  • “the familiar everyday world”
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Origin

From Middle English everidayes, every daies, every dayes (“everyday, daily, continual, constant”, adjective, literally “every day's”), equivalent to every + day.

Phrases

  • everyday carry
  • everyday life
  • everyday skill

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