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mundane

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mun·dane

   [muhn-deyn, muhn-deyn]
–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.
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Origin:
1425–75; < L mundānus, equiv. to mund(us) world + -ānus -ane; r. late ME mondeyne < MF mondain < L, as above

—Related forms
mun·dane·ly, adverb
mun·dane·ness, noun
post·mun·dane, adjective
sub·mun·dane, adjective
un·mun·dane, adjective
un·mun·dane·ly, adverb

—Synonyms
1. secular, temporal. See earthly.

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mundane (ˈmʌndeɪn, mʌnˈdeɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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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Computing Dictionary

mundane definition

jargon
Someone 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)

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