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   commonplace

   /ˈkɒmənpleɪs/

   adjective

   • 1. not unusual; ordinary: "unemployment was commonplace in his trade" Similar ordinaryrun-of-the-millmiddle-of-the-roadmainstreamunremarkableunexceptionalundistinguisheduninspiredunexcitingunmemorableforgettableindifferentaverageso-somediocrepedestrianprosaiclacklustredullblanduninterestingmundaneeverydayquotidianhumdrumhackneyedtritebanalclichédpredictableoverusedoverdoneoverworkedstaleworn outtime-worntiredunoriginalderivativecommon or gardengarden varietyinformal:nothing to write home aboutnothing to get excited aboutno great shakesnot so hotnot up to muchvanillaplain vanillabog-standarda dime a dozenold hatcornyplayed outhackynot much copten a pennyornerybush-leaguecornballdime-storehalf-piecommonnormalusualordinaryfamiliarroutinestandardeverydayday-to-daydailyregularfrequenthabitualconventionaltypicalunexceptionalunremarkableOpposite outstandingoriginalunusual
   • ▪ not interesting or original; trite: "the usual commonplace remarks"

   noun

   • 1. a usual or ordinary thing: "bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there" Similar everyday thing/eventroutinenothing out of the ordinary
   • ▪ a trite saying or topic; a platitude: "it is a commonplace to talk of the young being alienated" Similar platitudeclichétruismhackneyed/trite/banal/overworked sayingstock phraseold chestnutbanalitybromide
   • 2. a notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally common place): translation of Latin locus communis, rendering Greek koinos topos ‘general theme’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. commonplaceness noun

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   • Definition of commonplace adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual This technology is now commonplace in schools. Such actions were regarded as commonplace during the war. Double agents are quite commonplace in the world of espionage.

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   • SYNONYMS 2. commonplace, banal, hackneyed, stereotyped, trite describe words, remarks, and styles of expression that are lifeless and uninteresting. commonplace characterizes thought that is dull, ordinary, and platitudinous: commonplace and boring.

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   Commonplace things and behavior are ordinary. For example, a commonplace job is a boring, mind-numbing task. It’s humdrum and unglamorous. A commonplace word or saying is a cliché — it's so common that it becomes meaningless and annoying.

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