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usual

UK/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/ US/ˈju.ʒuəl/ common

adjective

1.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

  • “grew the usual vegetables”
  • “the usual summer heat”
  • “came at the usual time”
  • “the child”
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2.

commonly encountered

  • “a common (or familiar) complaint”
  • “the usual greeting”
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Origin

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.

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