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commonplace

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/

The English word “commonplace” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

noun

  1. A platitude or cliché.
  2. Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
  3. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
  4. A commonplace book.

verb

  1. To make a commonplace book.
  2. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
  3. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.

Etymology

A calque of Latin locus commūnis, referring to a generally applicable literary passage, itself a calque of Ancient Greek κοινὸς τόπος (koinòs tópos).

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