usual
(adjective) occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; “grew the usual vegetables”; “the usual summer heat”; “came at the usual time”; “the child’s usual bedtime”
common, usual
(adjective) commonly encountered; “a common (or familiar) complaint”; “the usual greeting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual)
Most commonly occurring; typical.
• wonted, normal, common, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple, typical
• unusual, abnormal, atypical
• luaus
Source: Wiktionary
U"su*al, a. Etym: [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel. See Use, n.]
Definition: Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common. Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in their times. Hooker. We can make friends of these usual enemies. Baxter.
– U"su*al*ly, adv.
– U"su*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
