quotidian

quo·tid·i·an

Q0042100 (kwō-tĭd′ē-ən)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.

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[Middle English cotidien, from Old French, from Latin quōtīdiānus, from quōtīdiē, each day : quot, how many, as many as; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots + diē, ablative of diēs, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

quotidian

(kwəʊˈtɪdɪən) adj1. (Pathology) (esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily2. everyday; commonplacen (Pathology) a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily[C14: from Latin quotīdiānus, variant of cottīdiānus daily]

quo•tid•i•an

(kwoʊˈtɪd i ən)

adj. 1. daily: a quotidian report. 2. ordinary; everyday. 3. recurring daily: quotidian fever. n. 4. something recurring daily. 5. a quotidian fever or ague. [1300–50; Middle English cotidien (< Old French) < Latin quotīdiānus, cottīdiānus daily =cottīdi(ē) every day (adv.) (*quot(t)ī a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + diē, abl. of diēs day; compare meridian) + -ānus -an¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

quotidian - 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 Diamanteveryday, mundane, routine, unremarkable, workadayordinary - 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"

quotidian

adjectiveOf or suitable for ordinary days or routine occasions:everyday, workaday, workday.

Translations

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