Lapalissade

//ləˌpælɪˈsɑːd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An obvious, self-evident truth, especially humorously so; a tautology or truism.

    "In a certain way our theory is so obvious that it appears to us as a “lapalissade”. The cell is a network of phospholipid membranes and one of their chief functions is to keep certain substrates and enzymes apart."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of lapalissade. alt-of

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truism

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"In a certain way our theory is so obvious that it appears to us as a “lapalissade”. The cell is a network of phospholipid membranes and one of their chief functions is to keep certain substrates and enzymes apart."

Etymology

From French lapalissade, equivalent to Jacques de la Palice (a French nobleman and military officer) + -ade; see Lapalissian for more.

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