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clichés

clichés is the plural of cliché.

clichés is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cliché.

Meaning of cliché

Noun

cliché (plural clichés)

  1. (rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
    • The villain kidnapping the love interest is a bit of a cliché.
  2. A stereotype (printing plate).

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Phrases with clichés

Questions about clichés

What is clichés the plural of?
Clichés is the plural of cliché.

Words near clichés in the dictionary

  1. clichédly
  2. clichédness
  3. clichéed
  4. clichéing
  5. clichély
  6. clichés
  7. click
  8. click and collect
  9. click bait
  10. click beetle
  11. click beetles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clichés (page history and authors); cliché (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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