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workaday

American  
[wur-kuh-dey] / ˈwɜr kəˌdeɪ /

adjective

  1. of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.

  2. ordinary; commonplace; everyday; prosaic.

workaday British  
/ ˈwɜːkəˌdeɪ /

adjective

  1. being a part of general human experience; ordinary

  2. suitable for working days; everyday or practical

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Etymology

Origin of workaday

1150–1200; alteration (probably after nowadays ) of earlier worky-day workday, alteration (by association with holiday ) of Middle English werkeday, obscurely derived from work and day

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