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was wotd|2007|January|8
English

Etymology
From F., from OF. plat �flat�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�plætɪtju�d/ or /�plætɪtu�d/
audio|en-us-platitude.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
2. unoriginality|Unoriginality; triteness.

Quotations
1855�1857 � w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens, s:Little Dorrit|Little Dorrit, Book I, ch 34

1918 � w:Algernon Blackwood|Algernon Blackwood, s:The Garden of Survival|The Garden of Survival, ch XI

1941 � w:Arthur K. Barnes|Arthur K. Barnes, s:Trouble on titan|Trouble on Titan, ch II

1946 � w:Paramahansa Yogananda|Paramahansa Yogananda, s:Autobiography of a Yogi|Autobiography of a Yogi, Ch. 15

1988 � w:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan, s:Presidential Radio Address - 20 August 1988|Presidential Radio Address, 20 August

Translations
trans-top|often-quoted saying
Dutch: #Dutch|platitude, cliché#Dutch|cliché
German: Plattitüde f
trans-mid
Spanish: perogrullada, tópico
Swedish: plattityd
trans-bottom

trans-top|triteness
Dutch: #Dutch|platitude, cliché#Dutch|cliché
German: Plattitüde f
trans-mid
Spanish: obviedad
Swedish: banalitet
trans-bottom

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/pl�ti�tyd�/

Etymology
From F.|nl, from OF.|nl plat �flat�.

Noun
nl-noun|g=f|platitudes|platituudje

1. #English|Platitude, cliché.

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