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CLICHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cliche mean?
• CLICHE (noun)
The noun CLICHE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CLICHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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