Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - commonplace
Commonplace
commonplace
adj. & n. --adj. lacking originality; trite. --n. 1 a an everyday saying; a platitude (uttered a commonplace about the weather). b an ordinary topic of conversation. 2 anything usual or trite. 3 a notable passage in a book etc. copied into a commonplace-book. Phrases and idioms commonplace-book a book into which notable extracts from other works are copied for personal use. Derivatives commonplaceness n. Etymology: transl. of L locus communis = Gk koinos topos general theme
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I. noun Etymology: translation of Latin locus communis widely applicable argument, translation of Greek koinos topos Date: 1561 a striking passage entered in a ~ book, 2. an obvious or trite comment ; truism, something commonly found, II. adjective Date: 1609 commonly found or seen ; ordinary, unremarkable , ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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