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The aristocracy of the unremarkable, where nothing happens and that's the whole point.

means Normal, usual, or commonplacenothing about it stands out from the expected.

from From Latin ordinarius, meaning in regular order, from ordo (row, rank, sequence) — the same root that gives us order itself.

Legal rankAn ordinary once meant a judge with regular authority.
Out of itExtraordinary is literally ordinary with extra bolted on.
Daily breadIn old English usage, an ordinary was a fixed-price meal.
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