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pedestrian

/pəˈdɛstɹiən/ adjective C2
  1. Of or intended for those who are walking. · pedestrian crossing· pedestrian zone
  2. Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional. (figuratively) · His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.· a pedestrian life
  3. Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance. · The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements.
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Such of my readers as have made a pedestrian excursion to the south of France may perchance have noticed, about midway between the town of Beaucaire and the village of Bellegarde,—a little nearer to the former than to the latter,—a small roadside inn, from the front of which hung, creaking and flapping in the wind, a sheet of tin covered with a grotesque representation of the Pont du Gard.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 277 · C1
He recounted his early career, describing a pedestrian suspension bridge he had designed in the vibrant heart of the Irish capital.
The Resonance of the Crossing, p. 1 · C2

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