Main Entry:

quo·tid·i·an

Pronunciation:

\kwō-ˈti-dē-ən\

Function:

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: belonging to each day : everyday <quotidian routine> b: commonplace, ordinary <quotidian drabness>

— quotidian noun