First Known Use: 14th century
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quotidian
adjective quo·tid·i·an \kwō-ˈti-dē-ən\
: ordinary or very common
: done each day
Full Definition of QUOTIDIAN
1
: occurring every day <quotidian fever>
2
a : belonging to each day : everyday <quotidian routine> b : commonplace, ordinary <quotidian drabness>
— quotidian noun
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Origin of QUOTIDIAN
Middle English cotidian, from Anglo-French, from Latin quotidianus, cotidianus, from quotidie every day, from quot (as) many as + dies day — more at deity
Related to QUOTIDIAN
- Synonyms
- common or garden [chiefly British], commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, common, routine, ubiquitous, usual
- Antonyms
- extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual
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