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  • noun Same as ordinary.

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Examples

  • 'I was always hangin' about there whin I was off duty an 'Bragin wasn't, but niver a sweet word beyon' ordinar 'did I get from Annie Bragin.

    Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • "I was always hangin 'about there whin I was off duty an' Bragin wasn't, but niver a sweet word beyon 'ordinar' did I get from Annie Bragin.

    Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • "It is time now for the monetary authorities to normalize the interest-rate policy, first by raising the deposit rate to alleviate the losses suffered by the ordinar y Chinese depositors," economists at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group said in a research note.

    Data Suggest Chinese Rebound 2010

  • Faptul că el a părut a fi ordinar în atâtea privinţe i-a prevenit pe unii să vadă în el ceea ce a fost extraordinar.

    Noi Am Privit Slava Lui (Ioan 1.1-18) James F. McGrath 2009

  • He had aye something about him by ordinar, that callant — But eh, sirs! there is a sair change on his cheek-haffit since I saw him last! —

    Saint Ronan's Well 2008

  • “Even in the ordinar,” replied Mr. Campbell; “wise folks buy and sell, and fools are bought and sold.”

    Rob Roy 2005

  • Instead, she pretended she still had dominance over her faculties and could carry on ordinar 'conversation.

    Breakfast In Bed Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1983

  • Man is ordinar - ily duty bound to obey the civil law and magistrates since the benefits of orderly government are large indeed; on the other hand, man cannot, out of higher duty, obey the civil law or magistrates if they command him to break the word of God.

    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE EDWARD H. MADDEN 1968

  • There's a man in the island ye will be glad to meet if he's in his ordinar -- McDearg they ca 'him -- and after that,

    The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars

  • In 1511, "Schir William Layng," is described as "Maister Elymosinar in the Princes house;" £13, 6s. 8d. having been previously paid "for his liveray clathis, be ane precept, above the ordinar, admittit to him in my Lord Prince house;" and in July that year, £20 was "gevin to Schir William Layng, Chaplane, enterit this zere (in the Household)."

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

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