bromide
[noun]
Synonyms: commonplace, banality, cliché, platitude, prosaicism, prosaism, rubber stamp, shibboleth, tag, truism

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bro‧mide /ˈbrəʊmaɪd $ ˈbroʊ-/ noun
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: bromine a chemical element (19-21 centuries), from French brome 'bromine', from Greek bromos 'bad smell']

1. [uncountable and countable] a chemical that is sometimes used in medicine to make people feel calm

2. [countable] formal a statement that is intended to make someone less angry but which is not effective

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