platitude

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

dull and commonplace remark; banality; superficiality; commonplace

Part of speech:

Noun

Plural: platitudes

Example sentences with this word:

Not since Harold Wilson prattled on about the white heat of the technological revolution - or some similar meaningless platitude - and launched Concorde, has there been so much talk about innovation and our intellectual heritage.

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TOEFL,

SAT

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