Etymology

platitudinal

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Today it means: Characterized by banality or triteness. Full definition →

Latin -tūdin-
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  1. Latin · derived from-tūdin-
  2. English todayplatitudinal

From platitude + -al on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinal, from Latin -tūdin- + -al, the oblique stem of -tūdō.

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