Definition of "mundane" []

• Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular. (adjective)
• Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary. (adjective)

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• ""I'd revert back to thinking about guys getting blown up, getting shot at," he says, instead of focusing on what he called his "mundane and menial" schoolwork."
• "What if the mundane is the socio-cultural equivalent of the primordial soup?"
• "All because s/he knows where they're going, recognizes that "mundane" is the fate of a business filled with "normal," and has the cojones to flaunt the HR/MBA guidelines because of her/his burning desire to achieve greatness."