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   ordinary

   /ˈɔːdɪn(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. with no special or distinctive features; normal: "he sets out to depict ordinary people" Similar usualnormalstandardtypicalstockcommoncustomaryhabitualaccustomedexpectedwontedeverydayregularroutineday-to-daydailyestablishedsettledsetfixedtraditionalquotidianprevailingOpposite abnormal
   • ▪ not interesting or exceptional; commonplace: "she seemed very ordinary" Similar averagenormalrun-of-the-millstandardtypicalmiddle-of-the-roadcommonconventionalmainstreamunremarkableunexceptionalunpretentiousmodestplainsimplehomelyhomespunworkadayundistinguishednondescriptcharacterlesscolourlesscommonplacehumdrummundaneunmemorablepedestrianprosaicquotidianuninterestinguneventfuldullboringuninspiringblandsuburbanhackneyedstalemediocremiddlingindifferentgarden-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 deputation.

   noun

   • 1. what is commonplace or standard: "their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary"
   • 2. a judge who exercises authority by virtue of office and not by deputation. British
   • 3. a member of the clergy, such as an archbishop in a province or a bishop in a diocese, with immediate jurisdiction.
   • 4. those parts of a Roman Catholic service, especially the Mass, which do not vary from day to day.
   • ▪ a rule or book laying down the order of divine service.
   • 5. any of the simplest principal charges used in coats of arms (especially chief, pale, bend, fess, bar, chevron, cross, saltire).
   • 6. short for ordinary share
   • 7. a meal provided at a fixed time and price at an inn. archaic
   • ▪ an inn providing a meal at a fixed time and price.
   • 8. a penny-farthing bicycle. 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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   What does ordinary mean?

   • The meaning of ORDINARY is of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual. How to use ordinary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ordinary.

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   What does 'in the ordinary way' mean?

   • In the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person. unusual or different 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.

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   How do you describe a person as ordinary?

   • Describing something as ordinary usually means that it’s very basic or commonplace—there’s nothing special or unusual about it. An ordinary day is one in which nothing unexpected happens. You could describe a person as ordinary to mean that they’re normal, as in People treat me like a celebrity, but I’m just an ordinary guy.

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   Is ordinary a noun or noun?

   • Ordinary can also be used as a noun (especially in the ordinary) referring to the common or usual state or condition. This is how the word is used in the phrase out of the ordinary, which means unusual, uncommon, or exceptional. Example: He was so ordinary it was almost suspicious—no one’s that normal! Where does ordinary come from?

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   Ordinary means not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual. It can also mean normal, natural, everyday, or typical. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     ORDINARY meaning: 1. not different or special or unexpected...

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     ORDINARY translate: 普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的. Learn more in the...

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   Ordinary definition: of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional. See examples of ORDINARY used in a sentence.

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   Ordinary means common, usual, or not special. It can also refer to a judge, a meal, a heraldic charge, or a bicycle. See different sources and examples of ordinary.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word ordinary, which means not unusual or different in any way. Find out how to use it in idioms, collocations and contrast with extraordinary.

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    Ordinary means not special, different, or unusual in any way, or not famous or rich. Learn how to use this adjective with examples and translations in different languages.