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pedestrian

pe·des·tri·an [ pə déstree ən ]


noun  (plural pe·des·tri·ans)
Definition:
 
somebody walking: somebody who is traveling on foot, especially in an area also used by cars



adjective 
Definition:
 
dull: ordinary, unimaginative, or uninspired

[Early 18th century. < French pédestre or its source Latin pedester "going on foot" < ped- "foot"]

pe·des·tri·an·ism noun
pe·des·tri·an·ly adverb
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