ordinary
/ˈɔːdənəri/ adjectiveDefinition
NOT UNUSUAL › not special, different, or unusual in any way: ordinary life an ordinary day I had a very ordinary childhood.
NOT FAMOUS › Ordinary people are not rich or famous and do not have special skills: ordinary people/citizens an ordinary man/woman
out of the ordinary › unusual or different: Their relationship was a little out of the ordinary. The investigation revealed nothing out of the ordinary.
(Definition of ordinary adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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