Banality
Pronunciation : Ba*nal"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. banalit?. See Banal.]
Definition : Defn: Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the commonplace, in speech. The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse. J. Morley.
pl. Banalities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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