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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.

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

ordi·nari·ness n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ordinaryordinary - 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.ordinaryordinary - an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
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"
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"

ordinary
Translations

ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adjcorriente, normal;
(pej) → común y corriente;
out of the ordinary → fuera de lo común, extraordinario
ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adjordinaire, normal(e);
(pej) → ordinaire, quelconque;
out of the ordinary → exceptionnel(le)
ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adj (= everyday) → gewöhnlich, normal;
(pej) (= mediocre); mittelmäßig;
out of the ordinary → außergewöhnlich
Ordinary DegreeOrdinary 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.
ordinary [ˈɔːdnrɪ] adjnormale, comune;
(pej) → mediocre
n out of the ordinary → diverso dal solito, fuori dell'ordinario

ordinary
adj ordinary [ˈoːdənəri]
1 usual; normal She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.alledaags, gewoon, normaalعاديнормаленobvyklý, normálnísædvanlig; normalnormalσυνηθισμένος, κανονικόςordinario, común, normaltavalineعادی؛ معمولtavallinenordinaire, normalרָגִילसाधारणobičan, uobičajenszokásosbiasavanalegur, eðlilegurordinario, normale通常の보통의, 평범한įprastas, paprastas, eilinisparasts; ikdienišķsbiasagewoonvanlig, normalzwykłycomumobişnuit, normalобычныйobvyklý, normálnynavadenobičanvanlig, alldagligปกติolağan平常的звичний, звичайнийعام، معمول کے مطابقbình thường
2 not unusually good etc Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.alledaags, ordinêrعادي، ليس ذا جَوْدَةٍ عاليَهпосредственprůměrnýordinærgewöhnlichκοινός, μέτριοςordinario, mediocre, vulgartavalineپیش پا افتادهtavanomainenordinaire, moyenמְמוּצָעस्वाभाविकuobičajenoátlagostidak bagusvenjulegur, sem einkennist af meðalmennskumediocre並みの보통 이하의vidutiniškasviduvējsbiasagewoonordinær, gjennomsnittligprzeciętnymedíocreco­mun, mediocruзаурядныйpriemernýpovprečenobičanordinärไม่เด่นsıradan平凡的пересічний, посереднійمعموليbình thường
adv ˈordinarily
usually. gewoonlik, normaalwegبصورةٍ عادِيَّهобикновеноběžněalmindeligvis; sædvanligvisgewöhnlichσυνήθως, κανονικάcomúnmentetavaliseltمعمولاًtavallisestiordinairementכַּרָגִילसामान्य रूप सेobičnoszokásos/megszokott módonbiasanyavenjulegaordinariamenteふつうは대개, 대체로įprastai, paprastaiparasti; kā vienmērselalunyagewoonvanligvis, normaltzwyklevulgarmente(în mod) obişnuitобычноobyčajnenavadnoobičnovanligen, vanligtvisโดยปกติgenellikle平常地звичайно; звичайним шляхомعام حالت ميںmột cách tầm thường
out of the ordinary
unusual I don't consider her behaviour at all out of the ordinary.buitengewoon, ongewoonغَير عاديненормалноvýjimečnýud over det sædvanligenichts Ungewöhnlichesασυνήθιστοςfuera de lo normalebatavalineغیر عادیepätavallinenexceptionnelיוֹצֵא דוֹפֶןअसामान्यneobičanrendkívüliluar biasaóvenjulegurfuori del comune, eccezionale異常なneįprastas, ne toks kaip visada/visųneparasts; neikdienišķstdk seperti selaluongewoonut over det vanligeniezwykłyinvulgarieşit din comunиз ряда вон выходящийvýnimočnýnenavadenneobičanovanlig, utöver det vanligaไม่ปกติolağan dışı, görülmemiş非凡的незвичайнийغير معموليbất bình thường

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To prevent, therefore, giving offence to their customers by any such disappointment, it hath been usual with the honest and well-meaning host to provide a bill of fare which all persons may peruse at their first entrance into the house; and having thence acquainted themselves with the entertainment which they may expect, may either stay and regale with what is provided for them, or may depart to some other ordinary better accommodated to their taste.
He had heard that women often did care for ugly and ordinary men, but he did not believe it, for he judged by himself, and he could not himself have loved any but beautiful, mysterious, and exceptional women.
In order to ascertain the real character of the government, it may be considered in relation to the foundation on which it is to be established; to the sources from which its ordinary powers are to be drawn; to the operation of those powers; to the extent of them; and to the authority by which future changes in the government are to be introduced.
 
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