"mundane" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mʌnˈdeɪn/ Audio: en-us-mundane.ogg [US] Forms: mundane [positive], more mundane [comparative], most mundane [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. boring; something that happens a lot. Synonyms: everyday, routine, unremarkable, workaday, quotidian, commonplace, boring
    Sense id: simple-mundane-en-adj-y-b06EjD
  2. Not new. Synonyms: ordinary
    Sense id: simple-mundane-en-adj-lO6Y0m1f
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