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A platitude or cliché. / Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring. / A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. / A commonplace book.

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commonplace

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/

Noun

A platitude or cliché. / Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring. / A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. / A commonplace book.

Japanese Meaning

陳腐な言い回し、お決まりの表現 / 平凡な事柄、日常的な出来事 / 参照用のメモや記録（メモランダムとしての用法） / 知識や引用文を集めたノート（commonplace book）

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

何度も卒業式のスピーチで耳にするうちに、『夢を追え』は行動を促すどころか、白けた反応を招く陳腐な決まり文句になってしまった。

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Sense（1）

A platitude or cliché.

Finally he began to mutter some commonplaces which meant nothing particularly.

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Sense（2）

Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.

It is odd how easily the common-places of morality or of sentiment glide off in conversation. Well, they are "exceedingly helpful," and so Lord Avonleigh found them.

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