/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.
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I do not like his coarse way of speaking.
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It is an ordinary wine, but it is drinkable.
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Is it an ordinary meeting or something urgent?
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