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worka·day (wʉr′kə dā′)

adjective

  1. of or suitable for working days; everyday
  2. commonplace; ordinary

Etymology: ME werkedai < werk, work + -e- (prob. as in sunnedai, Sunday, messeday, “mass day”) + dai, day

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workaday Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • world: Let us escape from this weary workaday world by the side door of music.
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