ˈkɔmənpleɪs adj. & n. --adj.
lacking originality;
trite. --n. 1 a an
everyday saying; a
platitude (uttered a commonplace
about the weather). b an
ordinary topic of
conversation. 2
anything usual or trite. 3 a
notable passage in a
book etc. copied
into a commonplace-book. øcommonplace-book a book into
which notable extracts
from other works are copied
for personal use. øøcommonplaceness n. [transl. of L
locus communis = Gk koinos
topos general theme]