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Synonyms
com·mon·place (kŏḿən-plāś)

[Translation of Latin locus commūnis, generally applicable literary passage, translation of Greek koinos topos.]

adjective 

Having no remarkable features, characteristics, or traits; ordinary.

noun 

    1. A trite or obvious remark; a platitude: “the solidified commonplaces of established wisdom” (John Simon) See synonyms at cliché
    2. Something that is ordinary or common.
  2. Archaic A passage marked for reference or entered in a commonplace book.

derivatives

coḿmon·placéness
noun