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  2. Cliché - Wikipedia

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    The word cliché is borrowed from French, where it is a past passive participle of clicher, 'to click', used as a noun; cliché is attested from 1825 and originated in the printing trades. [9] The term cliché was adopted as printers' jargon to refer to a stereotype, electrotype, cast plate or block print that could reproduce type or images ...

  3. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [2] and released to the public in January 2007. [3] Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards, matching games, practice electronic assessments, and live quizzes. In 2017, 1 in 2 high school students used Quizlet. [4]

  4. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A Corydon is a stock character for a herdsman in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables and in much later European literature. The Corydon character may be portrayed as amorous or cowardly. A Corydon character is used in the fourth Idyll of the Syracusan poet Theocritus(c. 300 – c. 250 BC).

  5. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2020 March 7

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    The term "cliché" originally had to do with printing. So another question would be, how is that uploader (from 6-plus years ago) claiming a photo from many decades ago as his "own work"? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 12:42, 7 March 2020 (UTC) See Studio Harcourt for the photographer; cliché is simply a synonym for photo here.

  6. How Many Pounds of Potatoes Do You Need Per Person? - AOL

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    6 people = 3 pounds 8 people = 4 pounds 10 people = 5 pounds 12 people = 6 pounds The Best Type of Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes.

  7. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1255 on Monday, November 25 ...

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1255 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.

  8. 2 Teenagers Dead and Sister in Critical Condition after Car ...

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    Two teenagers in New Orleans, La., have died in a car crash after colliding with several people accused of shoplifting in another car, the New Orleans Police Department confirms to PEOPLE.

  9. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...