Commonplace
Commonplace adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Specific is an antonym for commonplace.
Specific
Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Both words in one sentence
- This was very commonplace in western animation during the '80s and '90s, but in recent years has fallen out of fashion in favour of more specific, film-like credits.
Source: Now Which One Was That Voice? -
Commonplace Rare: Fishing Rods are weak but extremely rare weapons that can only drop by wearing a specific unique tricorne.
Source: Video Game / Path of Exile -
Related to, but distinct from, a Mundane Solution, which is where the Phlebotinum is given a specific weakness to some commonplace thing that it didn't necessarily have to have.
Source: Muggles Do It Better
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