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   platitude

   /ˈplatɪtjuːd/

   noun

   • 1. a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful: "he masks his disdain for her with platitudes about how she should believe in herself more"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in the sense ‘dullness, banality’): from French, from plat ‘flat’.

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