banal

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From French bannal, from Medieval Latin bannalis (pertaining to compulsory feudal service, applied especially to mills, wells, overs, etc., used in common by people of the lower classes, upon the command of a feudal superior; hence, common, commonplace), from bannum (command, proclamation).

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banal (comparative banaler or more banal, superlative banalest or most banal)

  1. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

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banal m.

  1. bramble
  2. broom (a plant, sp. Genista)

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banal m. (f. banale, m. plural banals, f. plural banales)

  1. banal

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banal m. (f. banale, m. plural banals, f. plural banales)

  1. (law) public

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[edit] German

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From French banal

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banal (comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)

  1. banal

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From Dutch banaal

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banal

  1. banal

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banal

  1. banal

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From French banal, ultimately of Germanic origin.

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  • IPA: /baˈnal/

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banal m. and f. (plural banales)

  1. banal

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banal

  1. pious
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