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[klee-shey, kli-]

noun

  1. a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.

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  2. (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.

  3. anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.

  4. British Printing.

    1. a stereotype or electrotype plate.

    2. a reproduction made in a like manner.



adjective

  1. trite; hackneyed; stereotyped; éd.

é

/ ˈːʃɪ /

noun

  1. a word or expression that has lost much of its force through overexposure, as for example the phrase

    it's got to get worse before it gets better

  2. an idea, action, or habit that has become trite from overuse

  3. printing a stereotype or electrotype plate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

é

  1. A much used expression that has lost its freshness and descriptive power. Some és are “I thank you from the bottom of my heart” and “It's only a drop in the bucket.”

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈéd adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of é1

First recorded in 1825–35; from French: “stereotype plate, stencil,” noun use of past participle of clicher “to make a stereotype plate,” said to be imitative of the sound of the metal pressed against the matrix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of é1

C19: from French, from clicher to stereotype; imitative of the sound made by the matrix when it is dropped into molten metal
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It’s é for any artist to say that they’d be nothing without their fans, but this adage rings particularly true when it comes to Cuco.

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Beyoncé's rodeo rumbled into London, bringing with it every country é you could think of - cowboy hats, horseshoes, tassels and even a gold mechanical bull.

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It’s an old é that never goes out of style, along with the assumption that the new wife has it better.

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Immigration, more than any other part of Trump’s agenda, exemplifies the Silicon Valley é of moving fast and breaking things.

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You may unfortunately remember the era through the parts that quickly calcified into é: $14 cocktails in Mason jars, the monoculture of pork belly, a nationwide proliferation of flaccid fried green tomatoes.

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