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Definition of
banality noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
banality
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
bəˈnælət̮i
/
/
(
pl.
banalities
)
[
uncountable
,
countable
]
(
disapproving
)
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the quality of being
banal
; things, remarks, etc. that are
banal
the banality of modern city life
They exchanged banalities for a couple of minutes.
See
banality
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banality
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