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quotidian
[ kwoh-tid-ee-uhn ]
adjective
- occurring as part of the normal or expected order of things; usual or customary; everyday:
Her biographer delved into the most routine and quotidian parts of her life to paint a fuller picture of his subject.
- of no special quality or interest; ordinary; commonplace:
His paintings are pleasant to look at, but show nothing more than quotidian talent.
- done, happening, or given daily:
We recommend quotidian dialysis for the patient.
- (of a fever or disease) characterized by the recurring daily intensification of symptoms:
Malarial fevers tend to be quotidian, with daily attacks lasting up to 12 hours before abating.
noun
- something that is characteristic of everyday life:
Their writing focuses on the quotidian and mundane.
It's easy to get stuck in the quotidian and forget to try new things.
- Archaic. a fever or disease characterized by the recurring daily intensification of symptoms.
quotidian
/ əʊˈɪɪə /
adjective
- (esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily
- everyday; commonplace
noun
- a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܴ·پi·· adverb
- ܴ·پi··Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quotidian1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quotidian1
Example Sentences
The stories are never all that extraordinary or shocking, but more quotidian, community-based and family-oriented, and “The Unbreakable Boy” is just that.
He proposed basing it on this quotidian word song cycle in conjunction with the existing instrumental pieces, and weaving the result into an interactive film piece.
And no, not set in a post-apocalyptic world caused by catastrophic events, but in the recognizable wilds of everyday lives, and in that quotidian arena of judgment familiar to citizens everywhere: a city courthouse.
Group members are involved in efforts to fight back, and they also do more quotidian things, from awarding scholarships to high school students to digging ditches on one another’s properties.
His examples range from quotidian comedy to bizarre criminality.
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