Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - commonplace

(commonplaces) 1. If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. Foreign vacations have become commonplace... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 2. A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting. It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe. N-COUNT: usu sing COMMON-ROOM see common room