Quotidian \Quo*tid"i*an\ (kw[-o]*t[i^]d"[i^]*an), n.
Anything returning daily; especially (Med.), an intermittent
fever or ague which returns every day. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quotidian \Quo*tid"i*an\ (kw[-o]*t[i^]d"[i^]*an), a. [OE.
cotidian, L. quotidianus, fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many
+ dies day: cf. OF. cotidien, F. quotidien. See Quota,
Deity.]
Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quotidian
adj : found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday
scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite
like a real...train conductor to add color to a
quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: everyday, mundane,
routine, unremarkable, workaday]
WordNet (r) 2.0
everyday, mundane, routine, unremarkable, workaday
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