QUOTIDIAN


Meaning of QUOTIDIAN in English

— quotidianly , adv. — quotidianness , n.

/kwoh tid"ee euhn/ , adj.

1. daily: a quotidian report.

2. usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs.

3. ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry.

4. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur daily.

n.

5. something recurring daily.

6. a quotidian fever or ague.

[ 1300-50; quotidianus, cottidianus daily, equiv. to cottidi ( e ) every day (adv.) (* quot ( t ) i a locative form akin to quot however many occur, every + die, abl. of dies day; cf. MERIDIAN) + -anus -AN; r. ME cotidien ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .