ordinary
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1. (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | bend, bend dexter, |
| definition | : | diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fess, fesse, |
| definition | : | (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | heraldry, |
| definition | : | the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies (noun.cognition) |
2. an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals (noun.artifact) |
3. a judge of a probate court (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
4. a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death (noun.person)
5. the expected or commonplace condition or situation (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, |
| definition | : | a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing (noun.state) |
6. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered (adj.all)
| similar | : | common, |
| definition | : | having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual (adj.all) |
7. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree (adj.all)
| similar | : | banausic, |
| definition | : | (formal) ordinary and not refined (adj.all) |
| similar | : | characterless, nondescript, |
| definition | : | lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting (adj.all) |
| similar | : | common, |
| definition | : | to be expected; standard (adj.all) |
| similar | : | commonplace, |
| definition | : | completely ordinary and unremarkable (adj.all) |
| also | : | common, |
| definition | : | having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual (adj.all) |
| also | : | usual, |
| definition | : | occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure (adj.all) |
8. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered (adj.all)
| derivation | : | averageness, mediocrity, |
| definition | : | ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | averageness, |
| definition | : | the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity (noun.state) |
9. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree (adj.all)
| antonym | : | extraordinary, |
| definition | : | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable (adj.all) |
10. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered (adj.all)
| derivation | : | averageness, mediocrity, |
| definition | : | ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | averageness, |
| definition | : | the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity (noun.state) |
11. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree (adj.all)
| antonym | : | extraordinary, |
| definition | : | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable (adj.all) |
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