/ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ/
Translation
ordinary, everyday
Word origin
From Latin ordinarius ('following the usual order, regular'), from ordo ('order, row, rank'). English 'ordinary' comes from the same adjective, and 'order' from the same noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ordinarius
- English cognates
- ordinary, order
Grammar
Examples
C' .
It was a perfectly ordinary day.
, .
He wears everyday clothes, nothing flashy.
euros.
The standard set menu costs twelve euros.
sortent l'.
These flowers really are out of the ordinary.
assemblée au .
An ordinary general meeting is held every year in spring.
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