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