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plat·i·tude    Audio Help   (plāt'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliché.
  2. Lack of originality; triteness.


[French, from plat, flat, from Old French; see plate.]

plat'i·tu'di·nous (-tōōd'n-əs, -tyōōd'-), plat'i·tu'di·nal (-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-) adj., plat'i·tu'di·nous·ly adv.
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