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Rareplatitude
The correct spelling is platitude.
How to pronounce platitude
/ˈplatɪtjuːd/
nounIPA: /ˈplatɪtjuːd/
Say it like: Pla-tit-ude
The correct spelling is platitude. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
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Definition
noun
- 1.An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
- 2.A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
- 3.Flatness.
- 4.Unoriginality; triteness.
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