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TIMEWORN
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; âbromidic sermonsâ; âhis remarks were trite and commonplaceâ; âhackneyed phrasesâ; âa stock answerâ; ârepeating threadbare jokesâ; âparroting some timeworn axiomâ; âthe trite metaphor âhard as nailsââ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
timeworn (comparative more timeworn, superlative most timeworn)
Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed.
Synonyms
• (showing the effects of wear): shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, well-worn
• (trite or banal; overused or hackneyed, i.e. repeated too often): banal, commonplace, clichĂ©d, stock, tired, trite, unoriginal. See also hackneyed
Source: Wiktionary
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; âhis roots in Texas go back a long wayâ; âhe went back to Sweden to search for his rootsâ; âhis music has African rootsâ
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