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commonplace definition

common·place (-plās′)

noun

  1. Obsolete a passage marked for reference or included in a commonplace book
  2. a trite or obvious remark; truism; platitude
  3. anything common or ordinary

Etymology: lit. transl. of L locus communis, Gr koinos topos, general topic

adjective

neither new nor interesting; obvious or ordinary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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