banal:
Pronunciation: \bə-ˈnal, ba-, -ˈnäl; bā-ˈnal; ˈbā-nəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Middle French, of compulsory feudal service, possessed in common, commonplace, from ban
Date: 1825
: lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
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quotidian:
Pronunciation: \kwō-ˈti-dē-ən\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English cotidian, from Anglo-French, from Latin quotidianus, cotidianus, from quotidie every day, from quot (as) many as + dies day — more at deity
Date: 14th century
1 : occurring every day
2 a : belonging to each day : everyday
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