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noun
- a denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
adjective
- Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase.)
Translations: - Dutch: afgezaagd, versleten
- French: banal, trivial
- German: banal (1), platt (1), nichtssagend (1), abgedroschen (1)
Etymology: :from the Latin tritus, a form of the verb terere, to rub or wear.
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