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Culturally, it is commonplace for African women to work.
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Meaning of "commonplace" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMONPLACE

Translation of Latin locus commūnis argument of wide application, translation of Greek koinos topos.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMONPLACE

commonplace  [ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMONPLACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Commonplace can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMMONPLACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of commonplace in the English dictionary

The first definition of commonplace in the dictionary is ordinary; everyday. Other definition of commonplace is dull and obvious; trite. Commonplace is also something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMONPLACE


anyplace
ˈɛnɪˌpleɪs
birthplace
ˈbɜːθˌpleɪs
byplace
ˈbaɪˌpleɪs
displace
dɪsˈpleɪs
emplace
ɪmˈpleɪs
enlace
ɪnˈleɪs
everyplace
ˈɛvrɪˌpleɪs
fireplace
ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs
homeplace
ˈhəʊmˌpleɪs
lace
leɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
misplace
ˌmɪsˈpleɪs
outplace
ˈaʊtˌpleɪs
place
pleɪs
plaice
pleɪs
preplace
priːˈpleɪs
replace
rɪˈpleɪs
showplace
ˈʃəʊˌpleɪs
someplace
ˈsʌmˌpleɪs
workplace
ˈwɜːkˌpleɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMONPLACE

common-or-garden
common-sense
commonable
commonage
commonalities
commonality
commonalties
commonalty
commoner
commoney
commonhold
commonly
commonness
commonplace book
commonplaceness
commons
commonsensible
commonsensical
commonweal
commonwealth

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMONPLACE

all over the place
another place
between a rock and a hard place
decimal place
hiding place
holy place
jumping-off place
know one´s place
Laplace
last resting place
meeting place
mise en place
no place
palace
parking place
pride of place
resting place
stopping place
take place
the other place
watering place

Synonyms and antonyms of commonplace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMMONPLACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «commonplace» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of commonplace

Translation of «commonplace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMONPLACE

Find out the translation of commonplace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of commonplace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commonplace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

常见的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corriente
570 millions of speakers

English

commonplace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شائعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обычным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trivial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাকৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alltäglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平凡な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평범한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biasa wae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phổ biến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவானதாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıradan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ordinario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powszechne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звичайним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obișnuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινοτοπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alledaags
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alldaglig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vanlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of commonplace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMONPLACE»

The term «commonplace» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.918 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMONPLACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «commonplace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «commonplace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about commonplace

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMMONPLACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word commonplace.
1
David Antin
For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.
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Richard Attias
Culturally, it is commonplace for African women to work.
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Cecil Beaton
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
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Jorge Luis Borges
To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are ignorant of death; what is divine, terrible, incomprehensible, is to know that one is immortal.
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Grant Bowler
I think that the way of bringing realism into fantasy is to treat it as the commonplace.
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Hjalmar Branting
It is a commonplace that the League of Nations is not yet-what its most enthusiastic protagonists intended it to be.
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Adam Brody
I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.
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Willa Cather
Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.
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Mike Crapo
Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed police officers become strangely commonplace after awhile.
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Dorothy Denning
The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMONPLACE»

Discover the use of commonplace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commonplace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Printed commonplace-books and the structuring of Renaissance ...
In this study, Ann Moss investigates the evolution of the commonplace-book from its medieval antecedents, through its humanist realization, its later printed manifestations, and, finally, to its gradual decline in the seventeenth century.
Ann Moss, 1996
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The Commonplace Book of William Byrd II of Westover
William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colony's greatest plantations.
William Byrd, Kevin Berland, Jan Kirsten Gilliam, 2001
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The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art
The book distinguishes what belongs to artistic theory from what has traditionally been confused with it, namely aesthetic theory and offers as well a systematic account of metaphor, expression, and style, together with an original account ...
Arthur Coleman Danto, 1981
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Commonplace Book: 1919-1953
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Moore, George Edward, Moore George Edward, 2013
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On the Sources of Patriarchal Rage: The Commonplace Books of ...
Writing in these books, each assembled a prolonged series of observations laden with fear and hatred of women.
Kenneth A. Lockridge, 1994
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Commonplace Books: A History of Manuscripts and Printed ...
Comprised of a series of long historical essays followed by short hand-lists of exhibited items, this volume is the first comprehensive, introductory survey to cover the entire commonplace book tradition, from its origin in ancient Greek ...
Earle Havens, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 2001
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R. H. Tawney's Commonplace Book
Richard Henry Tawney was a man of deep Christian beliefs and powerful emotions, and nowhere can we gain as full a view of his mind and temperament, of the limitations of his ideas as well as their strengths, as in the Commonplace Book or ...
J. M. Winter, D. M. Joslin, 2006
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry
These essays promote a clearly defined and compelling vision important to all people dissatisfied with the stress, anxiety, disease, and destructiveness of contemporary American culture.
Wendell Berry, Associate Professor and Chair Philosophy Department Norman Wirzba, 2003
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The Dog of the South
Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive.
Charles Portis, 2007
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On Opening Mr Keatley's Commonplace Book
This useful anthology of inspiring quotations is the book verson of the art installation entitled "On Opening Mr Keatley's Commonplace Book" created by Brendan Bruce in the courtyard water garden of Gigouzac, Saint Eutrope de Born.
Brendan Bruce, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMONPLACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term commonplace is used in the context of the following news items.
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Libor Requests 'Commonplace', Claims Trader
Tom Hayes said "requests" over the benchmark lending rate, known as Libor, were commonplace and known about by his bosses. «Sky News, Jul 15»
2
Squirrels: Commonplace Rodent Species Is Remarkably Intelligent
And it's even more true for what some may see as an invasive species or commonplace pest--the grey squirrel. In fact, these creatures are ... «Science World Report, Jul 15»
3
Fair Trade' Becomes a Fashion Trend
Fair Trade coffee and chocolate have become commonplace. Get ready for Fair Trade fashion and décor. Two years after a garment-factory ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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Hail a robo-cab, save the planet? Why driverless taxis are good for …
Driverless taxis may sound like science fiction, but there are good reasons to think they could be commonplace in just 15 years. According to a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Beverly Johnson, Janice Dickinson react to Bill Cosby's semi …
... and family so that it is commonplace to defend everyone's right to be protected from all predators, no matter their status or accomplishments.". «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
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How China's media and risky trading fueled stock market crash
Buying on margin is incredibly risky, but has become commonplace among retail investors in China. The most compelling theory why the ... «WZVN-TV, Jul 15»
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23 Things That Feel Better Than A Facebook 'Like'
... every cool rooftop bar before we even order a drink is commonplace. In other words, we may be a little too attached to the social media "likes" ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Does Yankee Stadium Warrant 3-Day Bullpen Shuffle?
Like shifting, it's a notion that when first presented seems radical and excessive -- until it becomes commonplace because it not only works, ... «Athletics Nation, Jul 15»
9
Austin Dillon feels like Superman after Daytona crash
Consequently, spectacular multi-car wrecks are commonplace. "You can't blame things on Daytona," Dillon said. "I feel like it's a racetrack that ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
10
How the Wassenaar Arrangement threatens responsible …
Since the introduction of the first bug bounty program at Netscape in 1995, the creation of such programs has become commonplace in the ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»

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