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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › run-of-the-millRUN-OF-THE-MILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RUN-OF-THE-MILL definition: 1. ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: 2. ordinary and not special or exciting in any…. Learn more.

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › where-does-runThe History of Run-of-the-mill | Phrase Origins | Merriam-Webster

    The term run-of-the-mill has been in use since the early 20th century with the meaning "not outstanding in quality or rarity," "average, ordinary." It's an adjective that modifies nouns: we have run-of-the-mill problems, a discerning customer doesn't want a run-of-the-mill sofa, etc. But before it was an adjective, run-of-the-mill was a noun ...

  3. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › run-of-the-millRun Of The Mill - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    The mill in question was a weaving mill and the articles first called ‘run of the mill’ were clothes. An early citation of that comes from an advert by Cook, Taylor & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts in The Lowell Daily Sun, December 1895: “Seconds and the run of the mill, but for all wearing purposes just the same as firsts at twice the price.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › run-of-the-millRUN-OF-THE-MILL definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    RUN-OF-THE-MILL meaning: 1. ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: 2. ordinary and not special or exciting in any…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › run-of-the-millRUN-OF-THE-MILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Run-of-the-mill definition: merely average; commonplace; mediocre. See examples of RUN-OF-THE-MILL used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › run-of-the-millRUN-OF-THE-MILL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    RUN-OF-THE-MILL definition: ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: . Learn more.

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  9. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › run-of-the-millRun-of-the-mill - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    Definition of run-of-the-mill in the Idioms Dictionary. run-of-the-mill phrase. What does run-of-the-mill expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.

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