cliché
cli·ché (klē s̸hā′)
noun
- Archaic a stereotype printing plate
- an expression or idea that has become trite
Etymology: Fr < clicher, to stereotype < Ger klitsch, clump, claylike mass (hence, orig., to pattern in clay)
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cliché
n.
a ?cliché is an expression or idea which, though once fresh and forceful, has become hackneyed and weak through much repetition; a platitude is a trite remark or idea, esp. one uttered as if it were novel or profound; a commonplace is any obvious or conventional remark or idea; a truism is a statement whose truth is widely known and whose utterance, therefore, seems superfluous; bromide is an informal term for a platitude that is especially dull, tiresome, or banal
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