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commonplace remark

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  • commonplace — commonplacely, adv. commonplaceness, n. /kom euhn plays /, adj. 1. ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person. 2. trite; hackneyed; platitudinous: a commonplace remark. n. 3. a well known, customary,… …   Universalium

  • commonplace — com•mon•place [[t]ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs[/t]] adj. 1) ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting 2) dull or platitudinous: a commonplace remark[/ex] 3) a well known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying; platitude 4) anything… …   From formal English to slang

  • commonplace — /ˈkɒmənpleɪs / (say komuhnplays) adjective 1. ordinary; uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person. 2. trite; hackneyed: a commonplace remark. –noun 3. a well known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying. 4 …  

  • Commonplace — Com mon*place , n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [1913 Webster] 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [1913 Webster] Whatever, in my reading,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Commonplace book — Commonplace Com mon*place , n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [1913 Webster] 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [1913 Webster] Whatever, in my …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • commonplace — [käm′ənplās΄] n. [lit. transl. of L locus communis, Gr koinos topos, general topic] 1. Obs. a passage marked for reference or included in a COMMONPLACE BOOK 2. a trite or obvious remark; truism; platitude 3. anything common or ordinary adj.… …   English World dictionary

  • commonplace — [[t]kɒ̱mənpleɪs[/t]] commonplaces 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. Foreign vacations have become commonplace... It is commonplace for snipers to open… …   English dictionary

  • University of Cambridge —     University of Cambridge     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Cambridge     I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY     The obscurity which surrounds the ancient history of Cambridge makes it impossible to fix with any certainty the date of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • platitude — (n.) 1812, dullness, from Fr. platitude flatness, vapidness (late 17c.), from O.Fr. plat flat (see PLATE (Cf. plate)); formed on analogy of latitude, attitude, etc. Meaning a flat, dull, or commonplace remark is recorded from 1815. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • platitude — n. 1 a trite or commonplace remark, esp. one solemnly delivered. 2 the use of platitudes; dullness, insipidity. Derivatives: platitudinize v.intr. (also ise). platitudinous adj. Etymology: F f. plat flat, after certitude, multitudinous, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • plat|i|tude — «PLAT uh tood, tyood», noun. 1. a dull or commonplace remark, especially one spoken or written solemnly as if it were fresh and important: »“Better late than never” is a platitude. 2. flatness; triteness; dullness; insipidity (as a quality of… …   Useful english dictionary

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