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hum⋅drum

  [huhm-druhm]
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–adjective
1. lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
–noun
2. humdrum character or routine; monotony.
3. monotonous or tedious talk.
4. Archaic. a dull, boring person.
Origin:
1545–55; earlier humtrum, rhyming compound based on hum

Related forms:
humdrumness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tedious, routine, mundane, tiresome.
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hum·drum   (hŭm'drŭm')   
adj.  Lacking variety or excitement; dull. See Synonyms at boring, dull.
n.  Monotonous talk or routine.

[Probably from hum.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

humdrum 
"routine, monotonous," 1553, probably a reduplication of hum.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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