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ordinary

or·di·nary

UK/ˈɔːdɪnəɹi/ US/ˈɔːdənɹi/ common informal
adjective (2) noun (5)

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

  • “average people”
  • “the ordinary (or common) man in the street”
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noun

1.
2.

the expected or commonplace condition or situation

  • “not out of the ordinary”
3.
4.

an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

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5.

(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

Origin

From Anglo-Norman ordenarie, ordenaire et al., Middle French ordinaire, and their source, Medieval Latin ordinarius, noun use of Latin ōrdinārius (“regular, orderly”), from ōrdō (“order”).

Phrases

  • in ordinary
  • ordinary course of business
  • ordinary differential equation
  • ordinary form
  • ordinary language
  • ordinary language philosophy
  • ordinary number
  • ordinary seaman

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