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κοινότοπος — meaning in English

koinotopos

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English meaning

  • hackneyed adjective Used so often that it has lost its force or originality.
  • mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
  • prosaic adj Plain, ordinary, or dull, lacking imagination or excitement.
  • trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.

Senses

κοινότοπος is used for these senses in English:

  • hackneyed Repeated too often.
  • prosaic (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
  • trite Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

mundane — full definition

  1. adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
  2. adj Relating to the ordinary physical world rather than the spiritual or supernatural.

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