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platitude

The correct spelling is platitude.

How to pronounce platitude

/ˈplatɪtjuːd/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
  2. 2.A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
  3. 3.Flatness.
  4. 4.Unoriginality; triteness.

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