Question

quotidian Even a symbolic gander must come down, at last, to earth; so it isn't nearly enough for me now (as it was not then) to confine my story to its miraculous aspects; I must return (as I used to return) to the quotidian; I must permit blood to spill.

Accepted Answer

adj. Occurring daily; ordinary, mundane. Midnight's Children, p. 291

Word	quotidian
Definition	adj. Occurring daily; ordinary, mundane.
Sentence	Even a symbolic gander must come down, at last, to earth; so it isn't nearly enough for me now (as it was not then) to confine my story to its miraculous aspects; I must return (as I used to return) to the quotidian; I must permit blood to spill.
Source	Midnight's Children, p. 291

I Quotidian Adj Occurring Daily Ordinary Mundane Symbolic