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humdrum definition

hum·drum (hum′drum′)

adjective

lacking variety; dull; monotonous; boring

Etymology: echoic extension (infl. by drum) of hum

noun

humdrum talk, routine, etc.; monotony

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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