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Cliche
see synonyms of clicheNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cliche
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1.
a word or expression that has lost much of its force through overexposure, as for example the phrase
it's got to get worse before it gets better
2.
an idea, action, or habit that has become trite from overuse
3. printing, mainly British
a stereotype or electrotype plate
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Cliche
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1. Archaic
a stereotype printing plate
2.
an expression or idea that has become trite
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Cliche
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1. A trite or overused expression or idea: "Even while the phrase was degenerating to cliché in ordinary public use ... scholars were giving it increasing attention" (Anthony Brandt).
2. A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial: "There is a young explorer ... who turns out not to be quite the cliche expected" (John Crowley).
adj.
Usage Problem Clichéd.
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