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Definitions of cliche in various dictionaries:
noun - a trite or obvious remark
adj - a trite expression [n -S] : CLICHED
CLICHE - A cliché or cliche ( or ) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meani...
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This word for a trite phrase is borrowed from the French where it means "a stereotype plate" for printing |
From French for a stencil -- something used over again -- it's a too oft-repeated phrase |
An overused expression or idea, it comes from the French for "to stereotype" |
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Alternative form of clich. |
a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. |
a trite or obvious remark |
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. |
A stereotype or electrotype. |
a saying or remark that is very often made and is therefore not original and not interesting: |
an idea or expression that has been used too often and is often considered a sign of bad writing or old-fashioned thinking: |
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A Cliché or cliche ( or ) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to an expression imposed by conventionalized linguistic usage. The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea that is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Typically pejorative, "clichés" may or may not be true. Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and facts. Clichés often are employed for comic effect, typically in fiction. * Most phrases now considered clichéd originally were regarded as striking, but have lost their force through overuse. The French poet Gérard de Nerval once said, "The first man who compared woman to a rose was a poet, the second, an imbecile."A cliché is often a vivid d |