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- commonplace (n.) 1540s, "a statement generally accepted," literal translation of L. locus communis, from Gk. koinos topos "general topic." The adjectival sense of "having nothing original" dates from c.1600.
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Commonplace — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda commonplace Álbum de Every Little Thing Publicación 10 de marzo de 2004 Grabación 2003 … Wikipedia Español
commonplace — n Commonplace, platitude, truism, bromide, cliche mean an idea or expression lacking in originality or freshness. A commonplace is a stock idea or expression which is frequently little more than the obvious, conventional, and easy thing to think… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Commonplace — Com mon*place , n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [1913 Webster] 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [1913 Webster] Whatever, in my reading,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commonplace — Com mon*place , v. t. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads. Felton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commonplace — Com mon*place , a. Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commonplace — may refer to: normal (behavior) platitude commonplace book This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the lin … Wikipedia
commonplace — [adj] usual, everyday boiler plate*, characterless, clichéd, colorless, conventional, corny*, customary, dime a dozen*, familiar, familiar tune, garden variety*, hackneyed, humdrum, lowly, mainstream, matterof course, mediocre, middle of the… … New thesaurus
commonplace — [käm′ənplās΄] n. [lit. transl. of L locus communis, Gr koinos topos, general topic] 1. Obs. a passage marked for reference or included in a COMMONPLACE BOOK 2. a trite or obvious remark; truism; platitude 3. anything common or ordinary adj.… … English World dictionary
Commonplace — Com mon*place , v. i. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commonplace — index accustomed (customary), average (standard), boiler plate, common (customary), customary … Law dictionary
