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cli·ché (klē s̸hā′)

noun

  1. Archaic a stereotype printing plate
  2. an expression or idea that has become trite

Etymology: Fr < clicher, to stereotype < Ger klitsch, clump, claylike mass (hence, orig., to pattern in clay)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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