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.
Recent Examples of commonplace from the Web
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Business closures and mass layoffs have become commonplace in Eastern Kentucky, but Braidy expects its project to generate at least 1,000 construction jobs.
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The consumer internet became commonplace in less than a decade.
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Amid the cash crunch, water and power outages have become commonplace.
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The City of El Paso told KFOX that bees are not the city’s responsibility, though bee attacks and hospitalizations have become commonplace in the West Texas/New Mexico region.
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The report revealed that the procedure, in which lawmakers strip the language in a bill that usually has already passed one chamber and insert a totally unrelated measure, has become commonplace in Kansas.
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Even the technologies of the original series, which ran on TV from 1966 to 1969, have inspired all kinds of inventions that have become commonplace in the real world.
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Decades before the braggadocio of boxers like Ali and Joe Frazier became commonplace, Johnson lived a flamboyant lifestyle with an outsized personality to boot — at a time when blacks in America were treated like second-class citizens.
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The women’s remarkable statements — followed by similar claims in politics and business sectors — are a sea change in this highly traditional Islamic country where female honor killings, child brides and polygamy are commonplace.
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Origin and Etymology of commonplace
translation of Latin locus communis widely applicable argument, translation of Greek koinos topos
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First Known Use: 1561
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearcommonplace Synonyms
Synonyms
banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, truism;
Near Antonyms
Other 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.
Recent Examples of commonplace from the Web
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Insider attacks against foreign troops have been commonplace since 2011, and over the past decade have resulted in the deaths of more than 150 NATO troops.
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Dedicated infrastructure spending before EVs become commonplace could alleviate that concern.
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Abandonments are commonplace once people discover their animals may be difficult to control.
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That was before commercial air travel was commonplace.
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David Ely, San Diego State University YES: There are still significant technical and regulatory obstacles to overcome before drone deliveries to retail customers become commonplace.
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When Sally and Jonathan first came to live here after their father died more than a year ago, arguments between the boys were commonplace, Annette tells a reporter.
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On the other hand, the barbershop represents a safe haven in the black community -- a no-judgment zone -- where conversations about health and other personal topics are commonplace.
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All of Wednesday's 7-1 Astros' win felt so commonplace.
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Origin and Etymology of commonplace
commonplace Synonyms
Synonyms
average, common, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday;
Antonyms
abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual;
Near Antonyms
curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer;
aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical;
fantastic (also fantastical), phenomenal;
bizarre, far-out, outrageous, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild;
eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky (also kookie), nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox;
conspicuous, notable, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented;
Related Words
regular, typical, unextraordinary;
familiar, homely, plain, popular, vulgar;
Phrases
par for the course;
Other Literature Terms
COMMONPLACE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of commonplace for English Language Learners
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: an idea, expression, remark, etc., that is not new or interesting
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: something that happens or appears in many places and is not unusual
commonplace
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
: something that is often seen or met with
- Crowds are a commonplace of city life.
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