First Known Use: 1561
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1commonplace
noun com·mon·place \ˈkä-mən-ˌplās\
: an idea, expression, remark, etc., that is not new or interesting
: something that happens or appears in many places and is not unusual
Full Definition of COMMONPLACE
1
archaic : a striking passage entered in a commonplace book
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Origin of COMMONPLACE
translation of Latin locus communis widely applicable argument, translation of Greek koinos topos
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Rhymes with COMMONPLACE
about-face, aerospace, anyplace, boniface, bouillabaisse, carapace, catalase, cellulase, contrabass, cyberspace, database, diabase, diastase, double-space, elastase, everyplace, hydrolase, hydrospace, hyperspace, interface, interlace, interspace, invertase, kilobase, lemures, lowercase, marketplace, oxidase, pillowcase, reductase, Samothrace, single-space, steeplechase, thoroughbass, thoroughbrace, triple-space, uppercase
2commonplace
adjective
: happening or appearing in many places and not unusual : very common or ordinary
Full Definition of COMMONPLACE
: commonly found or seen : ordinary, unremarkable <a commonplace occurrence> <the large mergers that had become commonplace>
— com·mon·place·ness noun
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First Known Use of COMMONPLACE
1609
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- 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, workaday
- Antonyms
- abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual
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COMMONPLACE Defined for Kids
1commonplace
adjective com·mon·place \ˈkä-mən-ˌplās\
Definition of COMMONPLACE for Kids
: often seen or met with : ordinary <He draws commonplace objects, like fences.>
2commonplace
noun
Definition of COMMONPLACE for Kids
: something that is often seen or met with <Crowds are a commonplace of city life.>
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