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Definition of
banal adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
banal
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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bəˈnæl
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/
,
NAmE
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bəˈnɑl
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/
,
NAmE
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ˈbeɪnl
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/
(
disapproving
)
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very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important
a banal conversation about the weather
See
banal
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