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boilerplate
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boilerplate
(noun)
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boilerplate
/
ˈ
boɪlɚˌpleɪt/
noun
boilerplate
/
ˈ
boɪlɚˌpleɪt/
noun
Learner's definition of BOILERPLATE
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phrases or sentences that are a standard way of saying something and are often used
The last paragraph of the contract was legal
boilerplate
. [=the last paragraph was exactly the same as paragraphs in other contracts]
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often used before another noun
a
boilerplate
speech that she has given many times
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