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intraordinary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪntɹəˈɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/
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  • General-American: /ɪntɹəˈɔɹdɪˌnɛɹi/

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adj

Meaning 1

Falling within normal parameters; normal, ordinary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unexceptional, unremarkable, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common, commonplace, common-and-garden, common-or-garden, congruent, consistent, conventional, customary, everyday, expected, garden variety, improminent, mundane, natural, normal, ordinary, par for the course, par, plain, plain vanilla, quotidian, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard issue, typical, unstrange, usual, vulgar, wakeaday, workaday

Antonyms: extraordinary, superordinary, supraordinary

History

Etymology

From intra- + ordinary, by analogy with extraordinary.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: intraordinaire — falling withing normal parameters — see also normal, ordinary