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banal

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  1. insipid               
 
ba.nal \b*-'na:l; b*-'nal, ba-', ba--'; 'ba-n-*l\ \ba--'nal-*t-e, b*-, ba-\ 
   \b*-'na:l-le-; b*-'nal-le-, ba-, ba--; 'ban-*l-(l)e-\ aj [F, fr. MF, of 
   compulsory feudal service, possessed in common, commonplace, fr.] ban 1: 
   wanting originality, freshness, or novelty : TRITE  2: COMMON, ORDINARY  - 
   ba.nal.i.ty n