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platitude

/ˈplatɪtjuːd/
noun
  1. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.

  2. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

  3. Flatness.

Synonymscliché

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