"everyday" meaning in English

See everyday in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛvriˌdeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-everyday.wav [UK] Forms: everyday [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: every + day Etymology templates: {{compound|every|day}} every + day Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. something that is done a lot or happens a lot; something that is ordinary Synonyms: mundane, routine, unremarkable, workaday, quotidian, ordinary, commonplace, common, daily
    Sense id: simple-everyday-en-adj-WMRVlwj~
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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