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mundane

Syllabification: (mun·dane)
Pronunciation: /ˌmənˈdān/
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Definition of mundane

adjective

  • 1lacking interest or excitement; dull:seeking a way out of his mundane, humdrum existence
  • 2of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one:the boundaries of the mundane world
  • of, relating to, or denoting the branch of astrology that deals with political, social, economic, and geophysical events and processes.

Derivatives

mundanely

adverb

mundaneness

noun

mundanity

Pronunciation: /-ˈdānətē/
noun (plural mundanities)

Origin:

late Middle English (mundane (sense 2)): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus 'world'. mundane (sense 1) dates from the late 19th century

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