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CLICHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cliche mean? 

CLICHE (noun)
  The noun CLICHE has 1 sense:

1. a trite or obvious remarkplay

  Familiarity information: CLICHE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLICHE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A trite or obvious remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

banality; bromide; cliche; commonplace; platitude

Hypernyms ("cliche" is a kind of...):

comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

truism (an obvious truth)


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