trite.
used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
Meaning & usage
used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
Where this word comes from
From Latin trītus (“worn out”), perfect passive participle of terō (“to wear away, wear out”).
A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lower-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched lower than the paranete and higher than the paramese.
Where this word comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin tritē, from Ancient Greek τρίτη (trítē, literally “third [string]”).
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