mundane
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deɪn adjective
1.
of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs.
2.
common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
3.
of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.
Origin:
1425–75; < Latin mundānus, equivalent to mund(us) world + -ānus -ane; replacing late Middle English mondeyne < Middle French mondain < Latin, as above
1425–75; < Latin mundānus, equivalent to mund(us) world + -ānus -ane; replacing late Middle English mondeyne < Middle French mondain < Latin, as above
Related forms
mun·dane·ly, adverb
mun·dane·ness, noun
post·mun·dane, adjective
sub·mun·dane, adjective
un·mun·dane, adjective
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mundane (ˈmʌndeɪn, mʌnˈdeɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | everyday, ordinary, or banal |
| 2. | relating to the world or worldly matters |
| [C15: from French mondain, via Late Latin, from Latin mundus world] | |
| 'mundanely | |
| —adv | |
| mun'danity | |
| —n | |
| 'mundaneness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mundane
late 15c., from M.Fr. mondain (12c.), from L. mundanus "belonging to the world" (as distinct from the Church), from mundus "universe, world," lit. "clean, elegant"; used as a transl. of Gk. khosmos (see cosmos) in its Pythagorean sense of "the physical universe" (the original
sense of the Gk. word was "orderly arrangement"). L. mundus also was used of a woman's "ornaments, dress," and is related to the adj. mundus "clean, elegant" (used of women's dress, etc.). Related: Mundanity.
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Slang Dictionary
mundane
n. [from SF fandom]1. A person who is not in science fiction fandom.
2. A person who is not in the computer industry. In this sense, most often an adjectival modifier as in "in my mundane life...." See also Real World.
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mundane definition
jargonSomeone outside some group that is implicit from the context, such as the computer industry or science fiction fandom. The implication is that those in the group are special and those outside are just ordinary.
(2000-07-22)
Example sentences
Perhaps this is best exemplified by the utterly mundane treatment of squirrel.
Part of the band's duties included run-of-the-mill meetings where they helped hammer out details as mundane as food service.
The truth behind the circles is, alas, almost certainly more mundane: skulking humans.
Some are mundane: if you are asymmetrical, it is harder to move in a straight line.
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