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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmʌnˈdeɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/mʌnˈdeɪn, ˈmʌndeɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mun dān′, mun′dān)

mun•dane /mʌnˈdeɪn, ˈmʌndeɪn/USA pronunciation adj.

of or relating to this world or earth as compared with heaven;
worldly;
earthly:mundane affairs.
common;
ordinary;
uninteresting;
banal:to bring some excitement to our mundane lives.

mun•dane•ly, adv.

mun•dane (mun dān′, mun′dān),USA pronunciation adj.

of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven;
worldly;
earthly:mundane affairs.
common;
ordinary;
banal;
unimaginative.
of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.

Latin, as above
Middle French mondain
Latin mundānus, equivalent. to mund(us) world + -ānus -ane; replacing late Middle English mondeyne
1425–75

mun•dane′ly, adv.
mun•dane′ness, n.

earthly.

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mundane /ˈmʌndeɪn; mʌnˈdeɪn/ adj

everyday, ordinary, or banal
relating to the world or worldly matters

Etymology: 15th Century: from French mondain, via Late Latin, from Latin mundus worldˈmundanely adv munˈdanity, ˈmundaneness n

'mundane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

planetary - terrene - terrestrial - worldly - airy-fairy - antemundane - conehead - divine - earthly - extramundane - humdrum - intramundane - mundane astrology - mundanity - postmundane - premundane - realism - transmundane - ultramundane - unmundane - subcelestial - sublunary - submundane - supermundane

In Lists: 1, Liste1, more...

Synonyms: everyday, normal, ordinary, workaday, commonplace, more...

Collocations: [do, finish] mundane [work, processes, tasks, chores], [doomed, condemned] to a mundane [life, existence, lifestyle], [spice up, enlighten, change] a mundane [life], more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "mundane" in the title:

A power often frustrated by the mundane limitations
At last it was something as mundane as a 【monkey reflex】
from the mundane to the monumental
in lesser teachers might come across as mundane
in the best sense of (mundane)
include escape, public and private, sensual pleasure and the mundane, [punctuation]
It was the mundane that bothered him.
mundane
mundane = "ridiculous" in newer slang?
Pronunciation of mundane
Through meandering, unplanned walks or derives through mundane and overlooked places in cities
To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge <there is>.
Transcend mundane utilitarian concerns
word request: mundane and low-skill work

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