trite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: trīt, IPA: /traɪt/, SAMPA: /traIt/
• Rhymes: -aɪt

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin tritus, a form of the verb terere (“‘to rub or wear’”).

[edit] Adjective

trite (comparative triter, superlative tritest)

1. Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).
   • 2007, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 267

     McPedro the cactus: How to woo a woman! On yehr fahrst date, don’t bring her cut flowers! That’s inhumane! And trite!

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:hackneyed

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[edit] See also

• cliche

[edit] Etymology 2

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[edit] Noun

trite (uncountable)

1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
2. A genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.

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[edit] Adjective

trite f.

1. Feminine plural form of trito