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Clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, sometimes
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Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
Examples
- The villain kidnapping the love interest is a bit of a cliché.
- I know it's a bit of a cliché, but love really does conquer all.
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Synonyms: convention, platitude, stereotype, trope, byword, saying, adage, saw, proverb, maxim, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, paroemia
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A stereotype (printing plate).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.