clichénoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/us/kliːˈʃeɪ/C2 a saying or remark that is very often made and is therefore not original and not interesting:
My wedding day - and I know it's a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.
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- anagram
- catchphrase
- cliché-ridden
- coin
- compound sentence
- concessive clause
- declarative sentence
- expression
- figure of speech
- fronting
- idiom
- mission statement
- nugget
- phrasing
- proverb
- refrain
- relative clause
- simple sentence
- tail
- war cry
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clichéd
adjective uk/ˈkliː.ʃeɪd/us/kliːˈʃeɪd/
C2
He made some clichéd remark.