Allgemeinplatz — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- truism noun A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying.
Senses
Allgemeinplatz is used for these senses in English:
- commonplace A platitude or cliché.
- truism A self-evident or obvious truth.
- truism A banality or cliché.
commonplace — full definition
- adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.
truism — full definition
- noun A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying.
- noun An idea or phrase that has been said so often it has become boring.
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