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run-of-the-mine

[ ruhn-uh v-th uh-mahyn ]
/ ˈrʌn əv ðəˈmaɪn /
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adjective

of or relating to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
common or ordinary; run-of-the-mill: a boring, run-of-the-mine performance.

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Nearby words

  1. run-down,
  2. run-flat,
  3. run-in,
  4. run-of-paper,
  5. run-of-the-mill,
  6. run-on,
  7. run-on sentence,
  8. run-out,
  9. run-through,
  10. run-up
Also run-of-mine [ruhn-uh v-mahyn] /ˈrʌn əvˈmaɪn/.

Origin of run-of-the-mine

First recorded in 1905–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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