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Platitude N Trite Remark Commonplace Statement Giving Advice

Word platitude
Part of Speech N.
Definition trite remark; commonplace statement.
Sentence In giving advice to his son, old Polonius expressed himself only in platitudes; every word out of his mouth was commonplace.

Tags: psat

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