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ordinary

Definition

  • noun: a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group
  • adjective: normal or usual
  • adjective: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events
  • usually used in the phrase 'out of the ordinary'
  • synonyms: routine, usual, common

Examples

  • They had their morning coffee 'in the ordinary way', reading the paper and not speaking until they were finished.

  • My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly 'ordinary' to me.

  • They've had the 'ordinary' problems associated with starting a new business.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Me? Voldemort tried to kill me? Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Yes. That ain't no ordinary cut\Non your forehead, Harry. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,A mark like that only comes from being\Ntouched by a curse, and an evil curse at that. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone