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  • 31ordinary — (adj.) mid 15c., belonging to the usual order or course, from O.Fr. ordinarie, from L. ordinarius customary, regular, usual, orderly, from ordo (gen. ordinis) order (see ORDER (Cf. order) (n.)). Various noun usages, dating to late 14c. and common …

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  • 32ordinary run of things — index matter of course Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33ordinary state — index matter of course Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34buyer in the ordinary course of business — A purchaser who buys inventory from a seller who is in the business of selling that type of inventory. American Banker Glossary …

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  • 35Ordinary language philosophy — For the philosophy of language, see Philosophy of language. Ordinary language philosophy is a philosophical school that approaches traditional philosophical problems as rooted in misunderstandings philosophers develop by distorting or forgetting… …

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  • 36Ordinary People (song) — For the Neil Young song of the same name, see Chrome Dreams II. Ordinary People Single by John Legend from the album …

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  • 37ordinary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. usual, medium, average, unremarkable, commonplace, regular, common; inferior, low; middling, second rate; mediocre, undistinguished. See conformity, habit, simpleness, mediocrity. Ant., unusual,… …

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  • 38Ordinary least squares — This article is about the statistical properties of unweighted linear regression analysis. For more general regression analysis, see regression analysis. For linear regression on a single variable, see simple linear regression. For the… …

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  • 39course — n. & v. n. 1 a continuous onward movement or progression. 2 a a line along which a person or thing moves; a direction taken (has changed course; the course of the winding river). b a correct or intended direction or line of movement. c the… …

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  • 40ordinary — I. noun (plural naries) Etymology: Middle English ordinarie, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius, from Latin ordinarius, adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a prelate exercising original… …

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