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Word of the Day: QUOTIDIAN

Jul 16, 2023
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quotidian (adj) - daily or happening every day; commonplace, mundane, or everyday

BREAKDOWN: QUO- (commonplace) + DI- (day) + -IAN (of or pertaining to)

“One of the things that frequently gets lost in descriptions of depression is that the depressed person often knows that it is a ludicrous condition to feel so disabled by the ordinary business of quotidian life.” —Andrew Solomon

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Word of the Day: QUOTIDIAN

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Erin Billy
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Jul 21·edited Jul 21Liked by Mike Bergin

Love this word!

It's especially interesting to me because the Portuguese version, 'cotidiano', is pretty common, whereas in English, it's a five-dollar word.

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