quotidian
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i adjective
1.
daily: a quotidian report.
2.
usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.
3.
ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry.
4.
(of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur daily.
noun
5.
something recurring daily.
6.
a quotidian fever or ague.
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Origin:
1300–50; < Latin quotīdiānus, cottīdiānus daily, equivalent to cottīdi(ē) every day (adv.) (*quot(t)ī a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + diē, ablative of diēs day; cf. meridian) + -ānus -an; replacing Middle English cotidien < Old French < Latin, as above
1300–50; < Latin quotīdiānus, cottīdiānus daily, equivalent to cottīdi(ē) every day (adv.) (*quot(t)ī a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + diē, ablative of diēs day; cf. meridian) + -ānus -an; replacing Middle English cotidien < Old French < Latin, as above
Related forms
quo·tid·i·an·ly, adverb
quo·tid·i·an·ness, noun
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quotidian (kwəʊˈtɪdɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily |
| 2. | everyday; commonplace |
| —n | |
| 3. | a malarial fever characterized by attacks that recur daily |
| [C14: from Latin quotīdiānus, variant of cottīdiānus daily] | |
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Word Origin & History
quotidian
mid-14c., "everyday, daily," from L. quotidianus "daily," from L. quotus "how many, which in order or number" + dies "day" (see diurnal).
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quotidian quo·tid·i·an (kwō-tĭd'ē-ən)
adj.
Recurring daily. Used especially of attacks of malaria.
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Example sentences
Their cabinets are quotidian, their surroundings absolutely ordinary.
After all, his art told people nothing about his quotidian life.
When watching the footage, one can imagine his quotidian life before the war changed everything.
The novel details the quotidian minutiae of Johnny's life to a maddening degree.
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