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or·di·nary

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\\ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē\\ noun
(plural -nar·ies)1.
  a.
    (1) a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group
    (2) a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals
  b. a judge of probate in some states of the United States
2. often capitalized : the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day
3. the regular or customary condition or course of things — usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary
4.
  a. British : a meal served to all comers at a fixed price
  b. chiefly British : a tavern or eating house serving regular meals
5. a common heraldic charge (as the bend) of simple form

II

adjective1. of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events :

routine

,

usual

    an ordinary day
2. having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction; also : belonging to such jurisdiction
3.
  a. of common quality, rank, or ability
      an ordinary teenager
  b. deficient in quality :

poor

,

inferior

      ordinary wine
Synonyms: see
• or·di·nar·i·ly \\ˌȯr-də-ˈner-ə-lē\\ adverb
• or·di·nar·i·ness \\ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē-nəs\\ noun

ordinary
  ordinary (adj.)
   c.1460, "belonging to the usual order or course," from O.Fr. ordinarie, from L. ordinarius "customary, regular, usual, orderly," from ordo (gen. ordinis) "order" (see order). Various noun usages, dating to c.1380 and common until 19c., now largely extinct except in out of the ordinary (1893). In British education, Ordinary level "lowest of the three levels of General Certificate of Education" is attested from 1947 (abbrev. O level). Related: Ordinarily.

☞ ordinary
or·din·ary / 5C:dnri; NAmE 5C:rdneri / adjective1. [usually before noun] not unusual or different in any way
   普通的；平常的；一般的；平凡的:
   an ordinary sort of day
   平平常常的一天
   in the ordinary course of events
   在一般情况下
   ordinary people like you and me
   像你我这等普通人
   This was no ordinary meeting.
   这次会议非同小可。
2. (disapproving) having no unusual or interesting features
   平庸的；平淡无奇的:
   The meal was very ordinary.
   这顿饭平常得很。
⇨ compare

extraordinary

(2)
• or·din·ari·ness noun [U]
 IDIOMS 
▪ in the ordinary way
(BrE)
   used to say what normally happens in a particular situation
   一般地；通常地:
   In the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person.
   一般而言,她是个不爱紧张的人。
▪ out of the 'ordinary
   unusual or different
   不寻常；特殊；超凡脱俗:
   I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary.
   我正在找些稍不寻常的东西。

ordinary adj.

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or·di·nary
I. \-rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English ordinarie, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius, from Latin ordinarius, adjective
1.
 a.
  (1) often capitalized : a prelate exercising actual ecclesiastical jurisdiction over a specified territory
   < the local ordinary of a province is an archbishop >
  (2) : a clergyman appointed formerly in England to give spiritual assistance to condemned criminals and to prepare them for the ordeal of the death penalty
 b.
  (1) civil & Scots law : a judge having jurisdiction in his own right; specifically : a lord ordinary in Scotland
  (2) : a judge of probate in some states of the United States
 c. obsolete : the persons formerly employed to care for warships when laid up
 d. obsolete : a courier in regular service; also :
 e. : the second rank in the sea exploring program of the Boy Scouts of America
2.
 a.
  (1) obsolete : regular provision or allowance (as of food)
  (2) Britain : a meal served to all comers at a fixed price in distinction from one where each dish is separately charged for
   < lunching … on the very excellent ordinary — Elizabeth Montizambert >
  (3) chiefly Britain : a tavern or eating house where regular meals are served; also : the dining room in such a house
 b.
  (1) : regular, customary, or ordinary condition or course of things : such as is ordinarily met with or experienced — usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary
   < nothing out of the ordinary — Glenway Wescott >
  (2) : someone or something of ordinary or routine character
   < the little ordinaries of life >
 c.
  (1) : a heraldic charge or bearing (as the bend, chevron, chief, cross, fess, pale, or saltire) of simple form and in constant use — see
  (2) : a book containing a collection of coats of arms arranged by design — compare
 d. : an early bicycle with a very large and a very small wheel as distinguished from a safety bicycle
 e. Britain : common stock or a share of it
3. often capitalized
 a. : an ecclesiastical order of service; specifically : the parts of the mass that do not vary from day to day
 b. : the part of a missal containing the ordinary of the mass
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II. adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English ordinarie, from Latin ordinarius, from ordin-, ordo order + -arius -ary — more at
1.
 a.
  (1) : occurring or encountered in the usual course of events : not uncommon or exceptional : not remarkable : ,
   < the ordinary experience common to everyone — W.V.Houston >
   < a spring van, ordinary in shape but singular in color — Thomas Hardy >
   < the ordinary traffic had been stopped … to allow of the passage of troops and guns — H.G.Wells >
  (2) obsolete : being of frequent occurrence : ,
  (3) archaic : commonly experienced or practiced
 b. : characterized by common quality, merit, rank, or ability : lacking in excellence, superior merit, uncommon appeal, or distinctive characteristics
  < just ordinary people, with no more authority or judgment than they had themselves — Rose Macaulay >
  < not the ordinary rice, but rice which had been specially planted and tended — J.G.Frazer >
 c. : being of a poor or mediocre quality : ,
  < a very ordinary wine >
 d. : not advanced or honorary
  < an ordinary examination >
  < an ordinary degree >
 e. : of or relating to life insurance sold in amounts of $1000 or more with premiums payable annually, semiannually, or quarterly — compare
2.
 a. : having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction as opposed to that which is delegated : having jurisdiction of his own right or by virtue of office; also : belonging to such jurisdiction
 b. Britain : constituting the common-law branch of the Chancery Court

Synonyms: see