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or·di·nar·y  (ôrdn-r)

adj.

1. Commonly encountered; usual. See Synonyms at common.

2.

a. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average.

b. Of inferior quality; second-rate.

3. Having immediate rather than delegated jurisdiction, as a judge.

4. Mathematics Designating a differential equation containing no more than one independent variable.

n. pl. or·di·nar·ies

1. The usual or normal condition or course of events: Nothing out of the ordinary occurred.

2. Law

a. A judge or other official with immediate rather than delegated jurisdiction.

b. The judge of a probate court in some states of the United States.

3. often Ordinary Ecclesiastical

a. The part of the Mass that remains unchanged from day to day.

b. A division of the Roman Breviary containing the unchangeable parts of the office other than the Psalms.

c. A cleric, such as the residential bishop of a diocese, with ordinary jurisdiction over a specified territory.

4. Heraldry One of the simplest and commonest charges, such as the bend and the cross.

5. Chiefly British

a. A complete meal provided at a fixed price.

b. A tavern or an inn providing such a meal.

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[Middle English ordinarie, from Old French, from Latin rdinrius, from rd, rdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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ordi·nari·ness n.

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ordinary

Adjective

1. usual or normal: it was an ordinary working day for them

2. not special or different in any way: what do ordinary Germans feel about reunification?

3. dull or unexciting: the restaurant charged very high prices for very ordinary cooking

Noun

pl -naries

1. RC Church the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day

2. out of the ordinary unusual [Latin ordinarius orderly]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ordinary - a judge of a probate court law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" judge, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
	2.	ordinary - the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary" condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
	3.	ordinary - a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
	4.	ordinary - an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel ordinary bicycle bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
	5.	ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields bend dexter, bend - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left armorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield fess, fesse - (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies bend sinister, bar sinister - a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
Adj.	1.	ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	ordinary - lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" average common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"

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ordinary

adjective 1. usual, standard, normal, common, established, settled, regular, familiar, household, typical, conventional, routine, stock, everyday, prevailing, accustomed, customary, habitual, quotidian, wonted

adjective 2. commonplace, plain, modest, humble, stereotyped, pedestrian, mundane, vanilla (slang) stale, banal, unremarkable, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, homespun, uninteresting, workaday, common or garden (informal) unmemorable

adjective 3. average, middling, fair, indifferent, not bad, mediocre, so-so (informal) unremarkable, tolerable, run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, unexceptional, bog-standard Brit., Irish (slang) no great shakes (informal) dime-a-dozen (informal) << OPPOSITE extraordinary out of the ordinary unusual, different, odd, important, special, striking, surprising, significant, strange, exciting, rare, impressive, extraordinary, outstanding, remarkable, bizarre, distinguished, unexpected, curious, exceptional, notable, unfamiliar, abnormal, queer, uncommon, singular, unconventional, noteworthy, atypical

Translations

ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj → corriente, normal;

(pej) → común y corriente;

out of the ordinary → fuera de lo común, extraordinario

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ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj → ordinaire, normal(e);

(pej) → ordinaire, quelconque;

out of the ordinary → exceptionnel(le)

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ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj (= everyday) → gewöhnlich, normal;

(pej) (= mediocre); mittelmäßig;

out of the ordinary → außergewöhnlich

Ordinary Degree

Ordinary degree ist ein Universitätsabschluss, der an Studenten vergeben wird, die entweder die für ein honours degree nötige Note nicht erreicht haben, aber trotzdem nicht durchgefallen sind, oder die sich nur für ein ordinary degree eingeschrieben haben, wobei das Studium meist kürzer ist.

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ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj → normale, comune;

(pej) → mediocre

n out of the ordinary → diverso dal solito, fuori dell'ordinario