Definition of commonplace
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archaic
:a striking passage entered in a commonplace book
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Examples of commonplace in a Sentence
It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity.
We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.
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Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau was assassinated, and violent street fighting was commonplace.
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In addition to measuring radiation doses on the paper squares, Baumann and his colleagues also surveyed patients and providers, and found that the no-antiperspirant advice remains commonplace.
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But was supplying advance estimates of value a commonplace industry practice back then?
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A lot of the things that happen in the show are commonplace there.
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Two further breakthroughs were needed to make cloning commonplace.
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Making a film is commonplace in New York and Los Angeles, but people got excited about it in Harford.
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One more piece of evidence that the ball is carrying farther: tape-measure home runs are becoming commonplace.
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Despite his exit the changes have lingered, making commonplace what should be absurd and eccentric.
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Origin and Etymology of commonplace
translation of Latin locus communis widely applicable argument, translation of Greek koinos topos
commonplace Synonyms
Synonyms
banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truismRelated Words
conventional wisdom, party line, routine; inanity; generality, generalization, simplification; adage, proverb, saw, saying; old wives' tale, stereotypeNear Antonyms
profundityOther Literature Terms
Definition of commonplace
:commonly found or seen :ordinary, unremarkable
- a commonplace occurrence
- the large mergers that had become commonplace
- Computers are commonplace in classrooms.
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commonplaceness
nounExamples of commonplace in a Sentence
Drug use has become commonplace at rock concerts.
He photographed commonplace objects like lamps and bowls.
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Instagram accounts dedicated to a particular celebrity’s style are relatively commonplace, but LaBeouf’s quirky way of dressing lacked one, so Whigham started it.
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Bouncing around the league early in a career as Bullock did with a stint in Houston, then brief runs with five teams the last two seasons, are more commonplace than rarity.
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Photos, footballs, posters and helmets are commonplace during these occasions, but one item has stood out to Malzahn for the strangest reason.
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Health plans with deductibles of thousands of dollars have become increasingly commonplace.
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But don't forget that visitors will always forget something, including what seems obvious and commonplace to Alaskans — like rain gear.
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Sexual romps are as commonplace as first-class business trips to New Orleans and the Caribbean.
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After a few years, sightings of bull moose before, during and after hunting season became commonplace.
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The bus backs out of the station, turns right onto a busy road, and begins a journey that used to be commonplace in this part of the country.
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Origin and Etymology of commonplace
commonplace Synonyms
Synonyms
average, common, ordinary, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workadayAntonyms
abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusualRelated Words
regular, typical, unextraordinary; familiar, homely, plain, plain-Jane, popular, vulgar; natural; customary, wonted; insignificant, trivial, unimportant; frequent, habitual; expected, predictableNear Antonyms
curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer; aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical; rare, recherché, scarce; fantastic (also fantastical), phenomenal; bizarre, far-out, Kafkaesque, outrageous, outré, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild; eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky (also kookie), nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox; freak, freakish; conspicuous, notable, novel, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented; singular, unique, unparalleledOther Literature Terms
COMMONPLACE Defined for English Language Learners
commonplace
adjective
Definition of commonplace for English Language Learners
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: happening or appearing in many places and not unusual : very common or ordinary
COMMONPLACE Defined for Kids
Definition of commonplace for Students
:often seen or met with :ordinary
- He draws commonplace objects, like fences.
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