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quotidian /kwoʊˈtɪd i ən/

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

  1. something recurring daily.
  2. a quotidian fever or ague.
Origin of quotidian
Latin, Middle English, Old French 1300-1350
Related forms: quotidianly, adverb; quotidianness, noun
Source: Dictionary.com
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