- quotidian
- quotidian (adj.) mid-14c., "everyday, daily," from L. quotidianus "daily," from L. quotus "how many, which in order or number" + dies "day" (see DIURNAL (Cf. diurnal)).
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Quotidian — Quo*tid i*an (kw[ o]*t[i^]d [i^]*an), a. [OE. cotidian, L. quotidianus, fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many + dies day: cf. OF. cotidien, F. quotidien. See {Quota}, {Deity}.] Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quotidian — Quo*tid i*an (kw[ o]*t[i^]d [i^]*an), n. Anything returning daily; especially (Med.), an intermittent fever or ague which returns every day. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quotidian — (v. lat.), täglich; daher Quotidiana fieber, täglich eintretendes Fieber. Quotidiana vilescunt, Alltägliches wird werthlos, verliert an Reiz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quotidiān — (lat.), täglich; Quotidianfieber, täglich eintretendes Wechselfieber (s. Malaria, S. 161) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Quotidian — Quotidiān (lat.), täglich; Quotidianfieber, täglich eintretendes Fieber … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Quotidian — Quotidian, lat. dtsch., täglich; Q. fieber, täglich eintretendes Fieber; quotidiana vilescunt, das Alltägliche verliert den Reiz; quotidie, täglich … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
quotidian — index daily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
quotidian — Quotidian, Quotidianus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
quotidian — ► ADJECTIVE 1) daily. 2) ordinary or everyday. ORIGIN Latin quotidianus, from cotidie daily … English terms dictionary
quotidian — [kwō tid′ē ən] adj. [ME cotidian < OFr < L quotidianus < quotidie, daily < quot, as many as (for IE base see QUOTE) + dies, day] 1. daily; recurring every day 2. everyday; usual or ordinary n. anything, esp. a fever, that recurs daily … English World dictionary
