Kilo Lingo

/ˈɔːdnri/

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Translation

Normal and not special or different in any way.

Word origin

From Latin ordinarius, meaning in the usual order, from ordo, an order or a row.

Origin
Latin
Root
ordinarius
English cognates
order, ordinal

Examples

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"Ordinary" means nothing special happened.

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"Ordinary" here means like most other people.

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Here "ordinary" means fine but not good enough to remember.

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This word is part of lesson 39.