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Added 9 October 2026

usual

/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/ adjective

In Latin: solitus, usualis, ūsitātus Wiktionary

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Most commonly occurring; typical.
The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.

noun

The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
I'll just have the usual.

Origin

From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.

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