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banal
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banal
(adjective)
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banal
/bə
ˈ
næl/
/bə
ˈ
nɑːl/
/
ˈ
beɪnəl/
adjective
banal
/bə
ˈ
næl/
/bə
ˈ
nɑːl/
/
ˈ
beɪnəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of BANAL
[
more banal; most banal
]
:
boring or ordinary
:
not interesting
He made some
banal
remarks about the weather.
The writing was
banal
but the story was good.
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