mun´dane|ness

mun´dane|ness
mun|dane «MUHN dayn», adjective.
1. of this world, not of heaven; earthly: »

mundane matters of business.

2. of the universe; of the world; cosmic.
[< Old French mondain, learned borrowing from Latin mundānus < mundus world]
mun´dane|ly, adverb.
mun´dane|ness, noun.
3. ordinary; commonplace: »

Even cutting-edge scientific research is full of mundane tasks; mundane facts of daily life.


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