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==Origin==

==Origin==

French, [[literally]], printer's [[stereotype]], from past participle of ''clicher'' to stereotype, of [[imitative]] [[origin]]

French, [[literally]], printer's [[stereotype]], from past participle of ''clicher'' to stereotype, of [[imitative]] [[origin]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1892]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1892]

The [[word]] is borrowed from French. In [[printing]], a cliché was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_plate printing plate] cast from movable type. This is also called a [[stereotype]]. When [[letters]] were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase used repeatedly as a single slug of metal. "Cliché" came to mean such a ready-made phrase. The French word “cliché” is said to come from the sound made when the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(printing) matrix] is dropped into molten metal to make a printing plate, though some [[authorities]] express [[doubt]].

The [[word]] is borrowed from French. In [[printing]], a cliché was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_plate printing plate] cast from movable type. This is also called a [[stereotype]]. When [[letters]] were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase used repeatedly as a single slug of metal. "Cliché" came to mean such a ready-made phrase. The French word “cliché” is said to come from the sound made when the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(printing) matrix] is dropped into molten metal to make a printing plate, though some [[authorities]] express [[doubt]].

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a trite phrase or [[expression]]; also : the [[idea]] [[expressed]] by it

*1: a trite phrase or [[expression]]; also : the [[idea]] [[expressed]] by it

A '''cliché''' or '''cliche''' (pronounced UK: /ˈkliːʃeɪ/, US: /klɪˈʃeɪ/) is an [[expression]], idea, or element of an artistic [[work]] which has been overused to the point of losing its [[original]] [[meaning]] or [[effect]], rendering it a [[stereotype]], especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more [[technical]] [[meaning]], referring to any expression imposed by conventionalized [[linguistic]] usage. The term is frequently used in [[modern]] [[culture]] for an [[action]] or [[idea]] which is expected or [[predictable]], based on a prior [[event]]. Typically a pejorative, "clichés" are not always false or inaccurate; a cliché may or may not be true. Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and [[facts]]. Clichés are often for [[comic]] [[effect]], typically in [[fiction]].

A '''cliché''' or '''cliche''' (pronounced UK: /ˈkliːʃeɪ/, US: /klɪˈʃeɪ/) is an [[expression]], idea, or element of an artistic [[work]] which has been overused to the point of losing its [[original]] [[meaning]] or [[effect]], rendering it a [[stereotype]], especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more [[technical]] [[meaning]], referring to any expression imposed by conventionalized [[linguistic]] usage. The term is frequently used in [[modern]] [[culture]] for an [[action]] or [[idea]] which is expected or [[predictable]], based on a prior [[event]]. Typically a pejorative, "clichés" are not always false or inaccurate; a cliché may or may not be true. Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and [[facts]]. Clichés are often for [[comic]] [[effect]], typically in [[fiction]].

Most phrases now considered clichéd were originally regarded as striking, but lost their force through overuse. In this connection, David Mason and John Frederick Nims cite a particularly harsh [[judgement]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD Salvador Dalí]: "The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a [[poet]]; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."

Most phrases now considered clichéd were originally regarded as striking, but lost their force through overuse. In this connection, David Mason and John Frederick Nims cite a particularly harsh [[judgement]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD Salvador Dalí]: "The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a [[poet]]; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."

A cliché is often a vivid depiction of an [[abstraction]] that relies upon [[analogy]] or exaggeration for [[effect]], often drawn from everyday [[experience]]. Used sparingly, they may succeed. However, cliché in [[writing]] or [[speech]] is generally considered a mark of inexperience or unoriginality.

A cliché is often a vivid depiction of an [[abstraction]] that relies upon [[analogy]] or exaggeration for [[effect]], often drawn from everyday [[experience]]. Used sparingly, they may succeed. However, cliché in [[writing]] or [[speech]] is generally considered a mark of inexperience or unoriginality.

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