ordinaire

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noun

Wine for ordinary use.

OriginFrench ordinaire ← Old French ordinaire ← Latin ōrdināriu →
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Meanings

nounordinaire (countable and uncountable, plural ordinaires)

plural ordinaires

  1. countableuncountableWine for ordinary use.
  2. countableuncountableA soldier's mess.
  3. countableuncountableA person of common rank.

Origin

  1. Latinōrdināriu
  2. Old Frenchordinaire
  3. Frenchordinaire
  4. Englishordinaire

Borrowed from French ordinaire.

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APA

ordinaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinaire

MLA

“ordinaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinaire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordinaire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinaire.

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