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Allgemeinplatz — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  • truism noun A self-evident or obvious truth.

Senses

Allgemeinplatz is used for these senses in English:

commonplace — full definition

  1. adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
  2. noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.

truism — full definition

  1. noun A self-evident or obvious truth.
  2. noun A banality or cliché.

Related German words