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11commonplace — [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.… …
12Commonplace — Com mon*place , v. i. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
13commonplace — index accustomed (customary), average (standard), boiler plate, common (customary), customary …
14commonplace expression — index platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
15commonplace idea — index platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16commonplace phrase — index platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17commonplace — (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 …
18commonplace — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not unusual or original; ordinary or trite. ► NOUN 1) a usual or ordinary thing. 2) a trite saying or topic; a platitude …
19commonplace book — n. a book in which extracts, poems, aphorisms, etc. are copied down for future reference, often together with one s ideas and reflections …
20Commonplace book — This article is about the commonplace book. For the music album, see commonplace (album). A commonplace book from the mid 17th century Commonplace books (or commonplaces) were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books …
