ordinary

/ˈɔːdənəri/ adjective

Translation

NOT UNUSUAL › not special, different, or unusual in any way

normal, orta, vasat, özelliği olmayan

ordinary life an ordinary day I had a very ordinary childhood.1779

NOT FAMOUS › Ordinary people are not rich or famous and do not have special skills.

sıradan, vasat, orta direk, orta halli, hiçbir meziyeti olmayan

ordinary people/citizens an ordinary man/woman662

out of the ordinary › unusual or different

görülmemiş, olağanüstü, fevkalade, müstesna

Their relationship was a little out of the ordinary. The investigation revealed nothing out of the ordinary.1781

(Definition of ordinary adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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