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bromide; stock phrase; cliche (1. countable a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting • She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.' • a cliché-ridden style • It has become a cliché to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe. • tired clichés like ‘the information revolution' 2. uncountable the use of clichés in writing or speaking • The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliché. Derived Word: clichéd. OALD Alexander Demidov) |
