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quotidian

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quo·tid·i·an  (kw-td-n)
adj.
1. Everyday; commonplace: "There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute" (Anita Diamant).
2. Recurring daily. Used especially of attacks of malaria.

[Middle English cotidien, from Old French, from Latin qutdinus, from qutdi, each day : quot, how many, as many as; see kwo- in Indo-European roots + di, ablative of dis, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

quotidian [kwəʊˈtɪdɪən]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) (esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily
2. everyday; commonplace
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily
[from Latin quotīdiānus, variant of cottīdiānus daily]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.quotidian - found in the ordinary course of eventsquotidian - found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant
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"
Translations
quotidian [kwəʊˈtɪdɪən] ADJ (liter) → cotidiano
quotidian
adj (form: = daily) → täglich; the quotidian lives of the peopleder Alltag der Menschen


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