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banal

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

ba·nal / ˈbānl; bəˈnal; -ˈnäl/ • adj. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: songs with banal, repeated words. DERIVATIVES: ba·nal·i·ty / bəˈnalitē/ n. (pl. -ties) ba·nal·ly adv.

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banal

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

banal (hist.) obligatory for all the tenants of a feudal jurisdiction XVIII; commonplace XIX. — (O)F. banal, f. ban BAN1; see -AL1.

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banal

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

banal •Amal, Arles, banal, Barisal, Basle, Bhopal, Carl, chorale, corral, dhal, entente cordiale, Escorial, farl, femme fatale, Funchal, gayal, gnarl, halal, Karl, kraal, locale, marl, morale, musicale, Pascal, pastorale, procès-verbal, Provençal, rationale, real, rial, riyal, snarl, Taal, Taj Mahal, timbale, toile, Vaal, Vidal, Waal •Stendhal • Heyerdahl • housecarl •cantal • hartal • Wiesenthal •Lilienthal • neanderthal • Emmental •Hofmannsthal • Wuppertal •Transvaal • Roncesvalles • Kursaal

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