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Definition of
hackneyed adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hackneyed
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˈhæknid
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used too often and therefore boring
synonym
cliché
a
hackneyed phrase/subject
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hackneyed
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