cliché
The origin and history of cliché.
Etymology
From French cliché, the past participle of clicher, a printing term for making a stereotype plate; a phrase reused unchanged was likened to a fixed printing block.
The origin and history of cliché.
From French cliché, the past participle of clicher, a printing term for making a stereotype plate; a phrase reused unchanged was likened to a fixed printing block.
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