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cli·ché
I. \klēˈshā, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, kliˈshā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from past participle of clicher to stereotype, of imitative origin; from the noise of the die striking the metal
1. : a stereotype or electrotype; especially : a single stamp of which a number are joined to form a plate for printing a whole sheet of stamps at once
2.
a. : a trite or stereotyped phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it
b. : a hackneyed theme, plot, or situation in fiction or drama : an overworked idea or its expression in music or one of the other arts
< such photographic clichés as indicating change of seasons by the transition from snow to fruit in the orchards — John McCarten >
II. adjective
: hackneyed
< those desperate perceptions of our life which … have become so obvious and cliché that they seem to close for us the possibility of thought and imagination — Lionel Trilling > |