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quotidian

quo·ti·dian

UK/kwə(ʊ)ˈtɪdɪən/ US/kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

found in the ordinary course of events

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

From Anglo-Norman cotidian, cotidien, Middle French cotidian, cotidien, and their source, Latin cottīdiānus, quōtīdiānus (“happening every day”), from adverb cottīdiē, quōtīdiē (“every day, daily”), from an unattested adjective derived from quot (“how many”) + locative form of diēs (“day”).

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