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Word: Commonplace
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (originally common place): translation of Latin locus communis, rendering Greek koinos topos ‘general theme’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒmənpleɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a usual or ordinary thing
Short Definition:ordinary thing
Examples:- bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there
Definition:
a notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book.
Short Definition:notable passage copied into book
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