ORDINARY

• (noun) (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

• (noun) an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

  synonyms : ordinary bicycle

• (noun) a judge of a probate court

• (noun) a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

• (noun) the expected or commonplace condition or situation

  "not out of the ordinary"

• (adj.) not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

  "ordinary everyday objects", "ordinary decency", "an ordinary day", "an ordinary wine"

• (adj.) lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

  "average people", "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

  synonyms : average

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