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[ˌmʌnˈdeɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- lacking interest or excitement; dull
(e.g: his mundane, humdrum existence)
- of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
(e.g: according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in mundane): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus ‘world’. mundane dates from the late 19th century
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