CEFR C1

unoriginality

noun

Meaning

unoriginality means the property of lacking originality, repetitiveness, triteness, banality. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses unoriginality to mean the property of lacking originality, repetitiveness, triteness, banality.
The teacher asked students to find unoriginality in the reading.

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unoriginality (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses unoriginality to mean the property of lacking originality, repetitiveness, triteness, banality.
The teacher asked students to find unoriginality in the reading.
Check the words around unoriginality to choose the right meaning.

How to Use unoriginality

a/the unoriginality (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a unoriginality."
unoriginality in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked unoriginality in context before translating it."

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