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platitude.

platitude (an overused saying)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pla.t͡ʃiˈtu.d͡ʒi/Brazil/plɐ.tiˈtu.dɨ/Portugal[plɐ.tiˈtu.ðɨ]Portugal/plɐ.tiˈtu.dɨ/Portugal, Southern

  1. platitude (an overused saying)

    feminine

  2. platitude; triteness; unoriginality

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *plattus Old French plat Middle French plat French plat French -itude French platitudebor. Portuguese platitude Borrowed from French platitude.

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