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banal
UK /bəˈnɑːl/ US /bəˈnɑːl/
adj 2
Definitions
adj
1
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
banal clichés
banal conversation
2
Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
They arrived in 1732, and were distributed gratis to the more important banal mills.
French historians have viewed these policies as efforts to replace the banal authority inherited from the Carolingians […]
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