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cliche Definition


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cliché
noun clichés
    derog:
    1. A once striking and effective phrase or combination of words which has become stale and hackneyed through overuse.
      Thesaurus: platitude, tag, banality, truism, bromide, chestnut.
    2a. An overused idea or image;
    2b. A stereotype.
Derivative: clichéd
adj
    Etymology: 19c: French, meaning ‘a stereotype plate or stencil'.



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