usual

English

Etymology

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual), from ūsus (use, habit, custom), from the past participle stem of ūtī (to use).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒʊəl/, /ˈjuːʒəl/
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  • Hyphenation: u‧su‧al

Adjective

usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual)

  1. Most commonly occurring; typical.
    The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
    It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.

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Further reading

  • usual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • usual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams


Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ūsuālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

usual (epicene, plural usuales)

  1. common, typical, usual

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ūsuālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

usual (masculine and feminine plural usuals)

  1. usual
    Antonym: inusual

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Further reading


Galician

Etymology

From Latin ūsuālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

usual m or f (plural usuais)

  1. usual, regular, normal

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French usuel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iu̯ziu̯ˈaːl/, /iu̯zuˈaːl/, /ˈiu̯ziu̯al/, /ˈiu̯zual/, /ˈiu̯zuəl/

Adjective

usual

  1. customary, established
  2. usual, normal, regular

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Piedmontese

Alternative forms

  • üsual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yˈzɥal/

Adjective

usual

  1. usual

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ūsuālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

usual m or f (plural usuais, comparable)

  1. usual (most commonly occurring)
    Antonym: inusual

Derived terms

Further reading

  • usual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ūsuālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈswal/
  • Hyphenation: u‧sual

Adjective

usual (plural usuales)

  1. usual
    Antonym: inusual

Derived terms

Further reading

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