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everyday

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eve⋅ry⋅day

  [adj. ev-ree-dey; n. ev-ree-dey]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to every day; daily: an everyday occurrence.
2. of or for ordinary days, as contrasted with Sundays, holidays, or special occasions: everyday clothes.
3. such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace: a placid, everyday scene.
–noun
4. the routine or ordinary day or occasion: We use inexpensive plates for everyday.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME everydayes. See every, day

Related forms:
eve⋅ry⋅day⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2, 3. workday, common, usual.
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eve·ry·day   (ěv'rē-dā')   
adj.  

  1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions: a suit for everyday wear.

  2. Commonplace; ordinary: everyday worries.

n.  The ordinary or routine day or occasion: "It was not an isolated, violent episode. It had become part of the everyday" (Sherry Turkle).
eve'ry·day'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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