Cliche

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cliché
ˈkliːʃeɪ/
noun
noun: cliché; plural noun: clichés; noun: cliche; plural noun: cliches
  1. 1.
    a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
    “that old cliché ‘a woman’s place is in the home’”
    synonyms: platitude, hackneyed phrase, commonplace, banality, truism, trite phrase, banal phrase,overworked phrase, stock phrase, bromide; More
    • a very predictable or unoriginal thing or person.
      “each building is a mishmash of tired clichés”
  2. 2.
    PRINTINGBRITISH
    a stereotype or electrotype.
Origin
mid 19th century: French, past participle (used as a noun) of clicher ‘to stereotype’.
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