3 entries under this word

Commonplace

Cŏm'mon-plāçe, a.

adjective

Common; trite; not new or extraordinary.

Cŏm'mon-plāçe, n.

noun

Sense 1. (Rhet.) A general idea applicable to different subjects; a topic common to two or more subjects. Blair.

Sense 2. A trite or customary remark.

Cŏm'mon-plāçe, v. t.

verbtransitive

To enter in a commonplace-book, or to reduce to general heads. Felton.