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commonplaceisms

commonplaceisms is the plural of commonplaceism.

Meaning of commonplaceism

Noun

commonplaceism (countable and uncountable, plural commonplaceisms)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being commonplace; banality.
    • Hence the interminable commonplaceism and prolixity of his writings.1855, The Evangelical Repository, volumes 1-2, page 72
  2. (countable) Something that is commonplace; a trite remark.

Questions about commonplaceisms

What is commonplaceisms the plural of?
Commonplaceisms is the plural of commonplaceism.

Words near commonplaceisms in the dictionary

  1. commonplace books
  2. commonplace-book
  3. commonplace-books
  4. commonplaced
  5. commonplaceism
  6. commonplaceisms
  7. commonplacely
  8. commonplaceness
  9. commonplacer
  10. commonplacers
  11. commonplaces

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