commonplace
adjective/ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/
Frequency rank: #8,457 most common English word
Meaning
so common as to seem ordinary and unremarkable; a thing that is not unusual.
Example sentence
Smartphones have become so commonplace that most people cannot imagine life without them.
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