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Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
Harry Emerson Fosdick

Meaning of "in ordinary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN ORDINARY

in ordinary play
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WHAT DOES IN ORDINARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

In ordinary

"In ordinary" as an English phrase. In relation particularly to the staff of the British Royal Household, and more generally to those employed by the Crown, it is used as a suffix showing that the appointment is to the regular staff, for example a chaplain-in-ordinary, or a physician-in-ordinary, being a cleric or doctor in regular attendance. The usage goes back to the 17th century. See for example: ▪ Category:Chaplains-in-Ordinary ▪ Category:Physicians-in-Ordinary ▪ Principal Painter in Ordinary ▪ Lords of Appeal in Ordinary Alternatively, in naval matters, vessels "in ordinary" are those out of service for repair or maintenance, a meaning coming over time to cover a reserve fleet or "mothballed" ships.

Definition of in ordinary in the English dictionary

The definition of in ordinary in the dictionary is in regular service or attendance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN ORDINARY

in one´s cups
in one´s face
in one´s heart
in one´s mind´s eye
in one´s own back yard
in one´s own right
in one´s own time
in one´s pocket
in one´s power
in one´s right mind
in one´s shirtsleeves
in one´s stocking feet
in one´s tracks
in opposition
in order
in order that
in order to
in other words
in our midst
in overdrive

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN ORDINARY

ambassador extraordinary
binary
cross-disciplinary
culinary
dictionary
disciplinary
extraordinary
genitourinary
imaginary
interdisciplinary
luminary
multidisciplinary
nonbinary
ordinary
out of the ordinary
preliminary
seminary
trinary
unordinary
urinary
veterinary

Synonyms and antonyms of in ordinary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «in ordinary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN ORDINARY

Find out the translation of in ordinary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in ordinary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in ordinary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en común
570 millions of speakers

English

in ordinary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साधारण में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في العادية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в обычное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em comum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করার জন্য যাতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en commun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in gewöhnlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通常の内
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반 의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong bình thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amacıyla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in ordinarie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w zwykłym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в звичайне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în normal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε τακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in gewone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i det vanliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i vanlige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in ordinary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN ORDINARY»

The term «in ordinary» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN ORDINARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in ordinary

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10 QUOTES WITH «IN ORDINARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in ordinary.
1
Balthus
I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.
2
Geraldine Brooks
September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage.
3
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Meanwhile the fact that the connection with the activity of memory in ordinary life is for the moment lost is of less importance than the reverse, namely, that this connection with the complications and fluctuations of life is necessarily still a too close one.
4
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
5
James Gleick
As for memes, the word 'meme' is a cliche, which is to say it's already a meme. We all hear it all the time, and maybe we even have started to use it in ordinary speech. The man who invented it was Richard Dawkins, who was, not coincidentally, an evolutionary biologist. And he invented it as an analog for the gene.
6
Werner Heisenberg
The problems of language here are really serious. We wish to speak in some way about the structure of the atoms. But we cannot speak about atoms in ordinary language.
7
David Edward Jenkins
No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening.
8
Stieg Larsson
In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine.
9
Stephen Leacock
There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit.
10
Michael Leunig
Like normal people, leftists now have to get up in the morning and earn a living, seeing as the fascists have come down so hard on social welfare fraud, and this is the cruel reality. The good old days are gone, and increasingly, leftists are to be found working in ordinary, proper jobs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN ORDINARY»

Discover the use of in ordinary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in ordinary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Songs in Ordinary Time
A novel set in a small town in Vermont in 1960 offers the story of lonely and vulnerable Marie Fermoyle, her three children, and a dangerous con man
Mary McGarry Morris, 1995
2
Ordinary People
GUEST/ORDINARY PEOPLE
Judith Guest, 1982
3
A Course in Ordinary Differential Equations
Stressing applications wherever possible, the authors have written this text with the applied math, engineer, or science major in mind. It includes a number of modern topics that are not commonly found in a traditional sophomore-level text.
Randall J. Swift, Stephen A. Wirkus, 2006
4
In ordinary time
Fiction. Sharon Mesmer's new collection of short fiction shows a depth of feeling that permeates every story. "Mesmer's evocative poetic language provies refreshingly clear images and clever turns of phrase" - Publisher's Weekly.
Sharon Mesmer, 2005
5
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in ...
In Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace, Scott Hahn, a member of Opus Dei, describes the organization’s founding, its mission, and its profound influence on his life.
Scott Hahn, 2009
6
Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope
The author of Amazing Grace and Savage Inequalities offers his most personal take on America's poverty stricken urban neighborhoods, recalling the lessons he has learned from time spent among the nation's poorest people. 150,000 first ...
Jonathan Kozol, 2012
7
Scientific Computing with Ordinary Differential Equations
Provides an introduction to the mathematical and numerical aspects of discretization methods for solving initial value problems in ordinary differential equations. This work is useful for a graduate course in numerical analysis of ODEs.
Peter Deuflhard, Folkmar Bornemann, 2002
8
A Course in Ordinary Differential Equations
Designed as a text for both under and postgraduate students of mathema tics and engineering, A Course in Ordinary Differential Equations deal s with theory and methods of solutions as well as applications of ordi nary differential equations ...
Bindhyachal Rai, D. P. Choudhury, Herbert I. Freedman, 2002
9
Challenges of Ordinary Democracy: A Case Study in ...
"Analyzes the practice and meanings of democratic decision making through an extended case study of school board meetings in one western U.S. community.
Karen Tracy, 2011
10
The Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations: ...
"This is a very good book ... with many well-chosen examples and illustrations." — American Mathematical Monthly This highly regarded text presents a self-contained introduction to some important aspects of modern qualitative theory for ...
Fred Brauer, John A. Nohel, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN ORDINARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in ordinary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Young North Korean defectors find lifeline in friendly school in South …
Defectors typically struggle in ordinary schools here. The intense competition and long days studying mean that in 2012, South Koreans ranked ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
2
Impact soars on Forrest backing - Mining Weekly
Subject to shareholder approval, Impact would place A$1-million in ordinary shares, priced at 2.1c each, with more than 26.4-million attaching ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jul 15»
3
One year after Eric Garner's death, a search for path out of 'police …
“These were human questions, questions about how people in uniform and out of uniform interact in both dangerous and in ordinary situations.”. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
With NSF Funding, UC Physicist Contributes to Newest Big Bang …
“What we have discovered in the last 50 years, however, is that in addition to the ordinary quarks that exist in ordinary matter, you can produce ... «University of Cincinnati, Jul 15»
5
Trade of the Day: AIG Bullish Amid Unsure Markets | InvestorPlace
It's the perfect 'bridge' between investing in ordinary stocks and the turbocharged world of options trading. Trester has been trading options ... «Investorplace.com, Jul 15»
6
Australia should invest in science to create a new smart economy
He introduced state aid to private schools, initially by subsidising the building of science laboratories in ordinary Australian high schools. «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
7
Questions Why Turbine Issues Not Resolved - Letter - CapeNews.net
In ordinary contests one might expect to see some concern for the expense of litigation. Thus, we would see people waiting until July 23rd ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
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Thoughts While Weeding - The Conway Daily Sun
... lush covering of an amazing variety of unwanted species. In fact, some can remain viable in ordinary moist soils for a hundred years or more. «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
9
Tone in modern Urdu prose | TNS - The News on Sunday
A non-linear vehicle employs earthquake both as an actual event in modern history and a metaphor for turmoil in ordinary people's life. «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»
10
AAA revises Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation …
This has the potential of equaling the document discovery burden in ordinary litigation, so parties anticipating a reduced burden in arbitration ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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