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run–of–the–mill
adjective \ˌrən-ə(v)-thə-ˈmil\
: average or ordinary
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First Known Use of RUN-OF-THE-MILL
1930
Related to RUN-OF-THE-MILL
- Synonyms
- average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday
- Antonyms
- abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual
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