Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cliche
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noun see cliche CLICHE also cliche noun Etymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clicher to stereotype, of imitative origin Date: 1892 1. a trite phrase or expression; also the idea expressed by it 2. a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation 3. something (as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace • ~ adjective
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(cliches) Note: in BRIT, also use 'cliche' A cliche is an idea or phrase which has been used so much that it is no longer interesting or effective or no longer has much meaning. I’ve learned that the cliche about life not being fair is true... N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1832, borrowing of a technical word from Fr. clichй, printer's jargon for "stereotype," supposedly echoic of mould dropping into molten metal, thus pp. of clicher "to click." Figurative extension is first attested 1888, following the course of stereotype. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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