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/ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ/

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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

Masc pluralordinaires

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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This word is part of lesson 39.