Definitions
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
Word 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.
Used in a sentence
“The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.”
“It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.”
“We saw as many as usual.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Customary”5 letters
02“Normal or typical”5 letters
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