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usual

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Pronunciation
/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/(UK)
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/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/(UK) · /ˈju.ʒuəl/(US) · /ˈju.ʒ(w)əl/(US)

Definition of usual

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Most commonly occurring; typical.
    “The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.”
    “It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.”
    “We saw as many as usual.”
    “And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min [translating 明 (Míng)], which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory.”
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adj

  1. Most commonly occurring; typical.
    “The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.”
    “It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.”
    “We saw as many as usual.”
    “And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min [translating 明 (Míng)], which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory.”

noun

  1. (uncountable)The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
  2. (colloquial, countable)A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
    “I'll just have the usual.”
    “Two usuals, please.”

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Etymology

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.

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