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.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English everydayes. See every, day

eve·ry·day·ness, noun


2, 3. workday, common, usual.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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everyday (ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  happening each day; daily
2.  commonplace or usual; ordinary
3.  suitable for or used on ordinary days as distinct from Sundays or special days

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Word Origin & History

everyday
1630s, "worn on ordinary days," as opposed to Sundays or high days, from every + day; extended sense of "to be met with every day, common" is from 1763.
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But electromagnetism is arguably more crucial to our everyday lives.
The latter is the mind-set of the gold rush, the hedge fund, the lottery ticket of everyday wage-earners.
The narrator's domestic arrangements are often touched upon, as are his everyday encounters with other human beings.
Some rebels occupy border zones and profit from smuggling everyday goods that are subject to high tariffs.
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