| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mun·dane |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m n-d n , mndn |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular. 2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English mondeine, from Old French mondain, from Latin mundnus, from mundus, world. | | OTHER FORMS: | mun·danely —ADVERB
mun·daneness, mun·dani·ty (-d n -t ) —NOUN
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