garden-variety

garden-variety
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: garden III 2b

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adj, always used before a noun
US : not unusual : ordinary or common

He doesn't have the flu–just a garden-variety cold.

The movie is a garden-variety thriller.

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ˈgarden-variety f7 [garden-variety] (NAmE) (BrE ˌcommon or ˈgarden) adjective only before noun
ordinary; with no special features

He is not one of your garden-variety criminals.

See also:common or garden

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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