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quotidian

quo·tid·i·an [ kwō tíddee ən ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. commonplace: of the most ordinary everyday kind ( formal )

2. done daily: done or experienced on a daily basis ( formal )

3. med recurring daily: describes a fever that recurs or flares up every day



noun  (plural quo·tid·i·ans)
Definition:
 
med fever recurring daily: a fever, especially malaria, in which attacks of the illness recur daily

[14th century. Via French< Latin quotidianus< cotidie "every day"]
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