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  • 1in the ordinary way — british informal phrase usually Thesaurus: usuallysynonym Main entry: ordinary * * * in the ordinary way Brit : in the normal or usual way : as something is always done …

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  • 2ordinary — or|di|na|ry W2S1 [ˈo:dənəri US ˈo:rdəneri] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: ordinarius, from ordo; ORDER1] 1.) average, common, or usual, not different or special ▪ It s just an ordinary camera. ▪ The book is about ordinary people . ▪ Art… …

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  • 3ordinary — adjective 1 average, common, or usual, not different or special: part of a politician s ordinary routine | The new taxes came as a shock to ordinary Americans. | out of the ordinary (=unusual or unexpected): Nothing out of the ordinary had… …

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  • 4ordinary — adj. & n. adj. 1 a regular, normal, customary, usual (in the ordinary course of events). b boring; commonplace (an ordinary little man). 2 Brit. Law (esp. of a judge) having immediate or ex officio jurisdiction, not deputed. n. (pl. ies) 1 Brit.… …

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  • 5ordinary */*/*/ — UK [ˈɔː(r)d(ə)n(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈɔrd(ə)nˌerɪ] adjective 1) a) normal or average, and not unusual or special He lives in an ordinary house in suburban Melbourne. It was just an ordinary Saturday morning. perfectly ordinary: From the outside it looked… …

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  • 6Ordinary — Or di*na*ry, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis, order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.] 1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. The ordinary forms of law. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Common; customary; usual. Shak. [1913 …

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  • 7Ordinary seaman — Ordinary Or di*na*ry, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis, order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.] 1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. The ordinary forms of law. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Common; customary; usual.… …

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  • 8Ordinary Average Guy — Studio album by Joe Walsh Released April 23, 1991 Recorded …

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  • 9Ordinary World — Single by Duran Duran from the album Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) B side My Antarctica …

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  • 10Ordinary — • Denotes any person possessing or exercising ordinary jurisdiction Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ordinary     Ordinary     † …

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