locus communis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Ancient Greek κοινὸς τόπος (koinòs tópos).
Noun[edit]
locus commūnis m (genitive locī commūnis); second declension
- a general or common topic, such as a statement of proverbial wisdom; a commonplace
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.
Descendants[edit]
- → English: commonplace (calque)
- → French: lieu commun (calque)