01 a. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
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Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
Entry
5 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Commonplace
02 n. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
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An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
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A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.“Whatever, in my reading, occurs concerning this our fellow creature, I do never fail to set it down by way of commonplace.” — Swift.
Phrases & compounds
Commonplace book —
a book in which records are made of things to be remembered.
03 v. t. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
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To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
04 v. i. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
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To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.[Obs.]