
[Middle English cotidien, from Old French, from Latin quōtīdiānus, from quōtīdiē, each day : quot, how many, as many as + diē, ablative of diēs, day.]
The New York Times reported on a randomly chosen AOL user whose Internet searches were suddenly made public. Some of them were quotidian — ordinary, not unique — but personal nonetheless:
"Her searches are a catalog of intentions, curiosity, anxieties and quotidian questions. There was the day in May, for example, when she typed in 'termites,' then 'tea for good health' then 'mature living,' all within a few hours."
Link: A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749 - New York Times
Posted August 10, 2006.
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adjective
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dagligdags, hverdagsagtig
Nederlands (Dutch)
dagelijks, alledaags, alledaagse koorts
Français (French)
adj. - quotidien, journalier
n. - quotidien
Deutsch (German)
adj. - täglich, alltäglich
n. - Quotidianfieber
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ημερήσιος, καθημερινός, (μτφ.) κοινός, συνηθισμένος
n. - (παθολ.) αμφημερινός πυρετός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cotidiano
n. - febre cotidiana (f) (Méd.)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - diario, cotidiano
n. - fiebre cotidiana
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - daglig, vardaglig
n. - varjedagsfeber, varjedagsfrossa
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
每日的, 司空见惯的, 每日发作的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 每日的, 司空見慣的, 每日發作的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 날마다의, 시시한, 평범한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 日々の, 毎日起こる, 毎日の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) يومي (الاسم) عادي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - כל יום, יומיומי, רגיל, שגרתי, התקף חום הפוקד את החולה מדי יום
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