Common-place
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Archaic form of commonplace. alt-of, archaic
"Common-places do properly contain nothing but general advice that remembers thoſe who conſult them of all the faces by which a ſubject may be conſidered; […]"
- 1 Archaic form of commonplace. alt-of, archaic
"I do not apprehend any great Difficulty in Collecting, and Common-placing an univerſal Hiſtory from the whole Body of Hiſtorians; that is nothing but mechanic Labour."
- 1 Archaic form of commonplace. alt-of, archaic
"But they would have been improved by some share of his frankness and warmth; and her visit was long enough to detract something from their first admiration, by shewing that though perfectly well bred, she was reserved, cold, and had nothing to say for herself beyond the most common-place inquiry or remark."
Example
More examples"But they would have been improved by some share of his frankness and warmth; and her visit was long enough to detract something from their first admiration, by shewing that though perfectly well bred, she was reserved, cold, and had nothing to say for herself beyond the most common-place inquiry or remark."
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