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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clich'e \Cli`ch['e]"\, n. [F. clich['e], from clicher to
stereotype.]
1. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of
ornament, or lettering, in relief.
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2. a trite or obvious remark.
Syn: platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide.
[WordNet 1.5]
{Clich['e] casting}, a mode of obtaining an impression from a
die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon
metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid;
also, the casting so obtained.
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