/ ˈhʌmdrʌm; NAmE / adjective
boring and always the same
SYN dull , tedious :
a humdrum existence / job / life
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: probably a reduplication of hum .
/ ˈhʌmdrʌm; NAmE / adjective
boring and always the same
SYN dull , tedious :
a humdrum existence / job / life
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: probably a reduplication of hum .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005