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cliché

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cliché /kliˈʃeɪ/ /ˈkliːˌʃeɪ/ noun
plural clichés
cliché
/kliˈʃeɪ/ /ˈkliːˌʃeɪ/
noun
plural clichés
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLICHÉ
[count]
: a phrase or expression that has been used so often that it is no longer original or interesting
: something that is so commonly used in books, stories, etc., that it is no longer effective

— clichéd

/kliˈʃeɪd/ adjective [more clichéd; most clichéd]