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Definition of commonplace noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

commonplace

noun
 
/ˈkɒmənpleɪs/
 
/ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
(formal)
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  1. [usually singular] an event, etc. that happens very often and is not unusual
  2. a remark, etc. that is not new or interesting
    • The speech was full of commonplaces.
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally common place): translation of Latin locus communis, rendering Greek koinos topos ‘general theme’.
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