An overused expression or idea, it comes from the French for "to stereotype"
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French, both were originally printers' terms, and both have come to take on... [DOC] [TLE] Cliche - definition of cliche by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A trite or overused expression or idea: "Even while the phrase was ... [French, 
past participle of clicher, to stereotype (imitative of the sound made when the... [DOC] [TLE] Clich - definition of clich by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A trite or overused expression or idea: "Even while the phrase was ... [French, 
past participle of clicher, to stereotype (imitative of the sound made when the... [DOC] [TLE] cliche - WordReference.com Dictionary of English [PAR] cliche - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums.