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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

ordinary

/ˈɔːdənɹi/

adjective

not special, different, or unusual

  • “This could happen to ordinary people like you and me.”Tatoeba
  • “Let me know if anything out of the ordinary happens.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)