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ordinary
adjective
-
ordinary
,
ordinaries
normal
or
usual
,
not
different
or
special
•
On
an
ordinary
day
,
the
park
is
full
of
families
and
joggers
.
On
an
ordinary
day
,
the
park
is
full
of
families
and
joggers
.
•
It
looked
like
an
ordinary
box
,
but
inside
was
a
rare
treasure
.
It
looked
like
an
ordinary
box
,
but
inside
was
a
rare
treasure
.
adjective
-
ordinary
,
ordinaries
not
especially
good
,
attractive
,
or
impressive
;
fairly
average
•
The
meal
tasted
ordinary
compared
to
his
grandmother's
cooking
.
The
meal
tasted
ordinary
compared
to
his
grandmother's
cooking
.
•
Despite
her
ordinary
clothes
,
she
had
a
bright
smile
.
Despite
her
ordinary
clothes
,
she
had
a
bright
smile
.
noun
-
ordinary
,
ordinaries
the
normal
or
usual
state
of
things
•
She
longed
for
a
return
to
the
ordinary
after
weeks
of
excitement
.
She
longed
for
a
return
to
the
ordinary
after
weeks
of
excitement
.
•
For
the
fishermen
,
waking
before
dawn
was
the
ordinary
.
For
the
fishermen
,
waking
before
dawn
was
the
ordinary
.
noun
-
ordinary
,
ordinaries
in
the
Roman
Catholic
Church
,
a
bishop
or
other
church
official
who
has
legal
authority
over
a
particular
area
•
The
ordinary
presided
over
the
annual
diocesan
meeting
.
The
ordinary
presided
over
the
annual
diocesan
meeting
.
•
Any
major
decision
had
to
be
approved
by
the
ordinary
.
Any
major
decision
had
to
be
approved
by
the
ordinary
.
extraordinary
adjective
very
unusual
,
surprising
,
or
much
better
than
what
is
normal
.
•
The
magician's
performance
was
extraordinary
,
and
the
audience
gasped
in
amazement
.
The
magician's
performance
was
extraordinary
,
and
the
audience
gasped
in
amazement
.
•
Maya
achieved
extraordinary
results
on
her
science
project
,
winning
first
prize
at
the
fair
.
Maya
achieved
extraordinary
results
on
her
science
project
,
winning
first
prize
at
the
fair
.
From
Latin
extraordinarius
“
outside
the
normal
order
,”
from
extra
“
outside
”
+
ordinarius
“
regular
.”
adjective
used
before
a
noun
to
show
that
something
has
special
authority
,
power
,
or
purpose
beyond
the
usual
.
•
The
president
called
an
extraordinary
meeting
to
deal
with
the
crisis
.
The
president
called
an
extraordinary
meeting
to
deal
with
the
crisis
.
•
She
was
appointed
Ambassador
Extraordinary
and
Plenipotentiary
to
France
.
She
was
appointed
Ambassador
Extraordinary
and
Plenipotentiary
to
France
.
Same
origin
as
main
sense
:
Latin
extraordinarius
,
referring
to
duties
outside
the
usual
course
.