Meaning of the word truism in English

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truism

US /ˈtruː.ɪ.zəm/
UK /ˈtruː.ɪ.zəm/
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Noun

1.

a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting

Example:
It's a truism that you can't please all the people all the time.
His speech was full of empty truisms.
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