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commonplace

Dictionary definition · commonplace

noun

  1. a trite or obvious remark

adjective

  1. completely ordinary and unremarkable"air travel has now become commonplace"
  2. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement"an unglamorous job greasing engines"
  3. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse"his remarks were trite and commonplace"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).