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plat·i·tude

(pl

-t

, -ty

) KEY

NOUN:

A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliché.
Lack of originality; triteness.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, from plat, flat, from Old French ; see plate

OTHER FORMS:
plati·tudi·nous (-t

s, -ty

-) KEY or plati·tudi·nal (-t

l, -ty

-) KEY (Adjective), plati·tudi·nous·ly(Adverb)

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