ordinary
adjective
of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional.
ordinaries
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pluralof ordinary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The only way in which ordinary shares can become ADRs is if someone were to convert ADRs to ordinaries and create room.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ms. Wolfe started digging there and in other archives, and so far has gathered a dozen unknown or forgotten depictions of the arms in heraldic reference works called alphabets and ordinaries.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
Photograph: Courtesy of Susan Faludi If someone were to ask me to declare my identity, I’d say that, along with such ordinaries as nationality and profession, I am a woman and I am a Jew.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2016
Then 18 cardinals and 6,000 priests and ordinaries fell into line, bearing lighted candles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ferries, ordinaries at, 2; establishment of, 228; frozen in, 279.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle
