Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common-or-garden

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon-or--gar-den
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

ordinary, standard.

British usage

Example Sentences

"It's just a common-or-garden fridge but it works fine."
"It is to do away entirely with both the magicians and their magic and run our civilization according to practical and comprehensible rules, dedicated to non-legal justice, to common-or-garden fairness that the ordinary man can understand, in the regulation of human affairs."
"Comparing Quantum Mechanics to Common-or-Garden Mechanics."
"For what was objective existence in the long run but a series of common-or-garden situations?"

Etymology

An extension of the practice of naming domestic – and therefore non-exotic – plants as common or garden, such as common lavender/garden lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

common or garden (alternative)

Phrases

common or garden variety garden variety

Frequently Paired Words

common or garden variety garden variety

Synonyms

customary mundane typical average medial basic bog-standard common commonplace common-and-garden common-or-garden congruent

Questions

What does common-or-garden mean?: ordinary, standard.
Where does common-or-garden come from?: An extension of the practice of naming domestic – and therefore non-exotic – plants as common or garden, such as common lavender/garden lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).

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