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commonplace: Meaning and Definition of
com•mon•place
Pronunciation: (kom'un-plās"), [key] — adj.
- ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person.
- trite; hackneyed; platitudinous: a commonplace remark.
—n. - a well-known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying.
- anything common, ordinary, or uninteresting.
- a place or passage in a book or writing noted as important for reference or quotation.
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