commonplace
/ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/ · noun
Meaning
- A platitude or cliché.
- Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
- A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
- A commonplace book.
- To make a commonplace book.
- To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
- To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
- Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
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