Kilo Lingo

/oɾðiˈnaɾjo/

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Translation

ordinary

Word origin

From Latin ordinarius ('orderly, usual'), from ordo ('order, row, arrangement'). The same root gives English 'ordinary' and 'order'.

Origin
Latin
Root
ordinarius
English cognates
ordinary, order

Grammar

Feminineordinaria
Masc pluralordinarios
Fem pluralordinarias

Examples

, .

It was a completely ordinary day, with no surprises.

tantas .

I prefer ordinary life to so many adventures.

.

I do not like his coarse way of speaking.

, .

It is an ordinary wine, but it is drinkable.

¿ ?

Is it an ordinary meeting or something urgent?

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