Mundane
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| + | In [[subcultural]] and fictional uses, a '''mundane''' is a person who does not belong to a particular group, according to the members of that group; the implication is that such persons, lacking imagination, are concerned solely with the mundane: the [[quotidian]] and [[ordinary|ordinary]]. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Middle English ''mondeyne'', from Old French ''[[mondain]]'', from Late Latin ''mundanus'', from Latin ''[[mundus]]'' (“world”). | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Mundus]] | ||
| + | * [[Muggle]] | ||
| + | * [[Populism]] | ||
| + | * [[Reactionary]] | ||
| + | * [[Reform movement]] | ||
| + | * [[Revival movement]] | ||
| + | * [[Underground culture]] | ||
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In subcultural and fictional uses, a mundane is a person who does not belong to a particular group, according to the members of that group; the implication is that such persons, lacking imagination, are concerned solely with the mundane: the quotidian and ordinary.
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Etymology
From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus (“world”).
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See also
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