quotidian
11quotidian — [kwō tid′ē ən] adj. [ME cotidian < OFr < L quotidianus < quotidie, daily < quot, as many as (for IE base see QUOTE) + dies, day] 1. daily; recurring every day 2. everyday; usual or ordinary n. anything, esp. a fever, that recurs daily …
12Quotidian — The term quotidian derives from the Latin word for daily and refers to repetitive daily actions, events or routines yet in typical usage carries a vaguely negative overtone. Quotidian is generally used to convey a sense of the mundane; that is,… …
13quotidian — 1. adjective /kwəˈtɪdɪən/ a) Recurring every twenty four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms etc.). Quotidian periodicity we find in greater or less degree in nearly all fevers, particularly in fevers associated with suppuration. b)… …
14quotidian — adjective Etymology: Middle English cotidian, from Anglo French, from Latin quotidianus, cotidianus, from quotidie every day, from quot (as) many as + dies day more at deity Date: 14th century 1. occurring every day < quotidian fever > 2. a.… …
15quotidian — quotidianly, adv. quotidianness, n. /kwoh tid ee euhn/, adj. 1. daily: a quotidian report. 2. usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs. 3. ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry. 4. (of a fever, ague, etc.)… …
16quotidian — quo•tid•i•an [[t]kwoʊˈtɪd i ən[/t]] adj. 1) daily: a quotidian report[/ex] 2) cvb ordinary; everyday 3) pat recurring daily: quotidian fever[/ex] 4) something recurring daily 5) pat a quotidian fever or ague • Etymology: 1300–50; ME cotidien… …
17Quotidian — Recurring each day, as in a fever that returns every day. From the Latin quotidianus meaning daily. (In French, the noun quotidien is a daily newspaper). * * * Daily; occurring every day. [L. quotidianus, daily, fr. quot, as many as, + dies, day] …
18quotidian — [[t]kwoʊtɪ̱diən[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n Quotidian activities or experiences are basic, everyday activities or experiences. [FORMAL] ...the minutiae of their quotidian existence …
19quotidian — I. a. Daily, diurnal. II. n. (Med.) Quotidian fever …
20quotidian — /kwəˈtɪdiən/ (say kwuh tideeuhn) adjective 1. daily. 2. everyday; ordinary. 3. Medicine a. (of an illness, especially malaria) characterised by paroxysms which recur daily. b. (of a fever) spiking once a day. –noun Obsolete 4. something recurring …
