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banality

Pronunciation: /bəˈnælɪti/

The English word “banality” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The quality of being banal.
  2. Something which is banal.
  3. A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain at the lord's mill, or the profits accruing from such rights.

Etymology

From French banalité, from banal, equivalent to banal + -ity.

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