klisza

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See also: kliszą

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klisza

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klischee. Doublet of cliché.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.ʂa/
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  • Rhymes: -iʂa
  • Syllabification: kli‧sza

Noun

klisza f (diminutive kliszka, related adjective kliszowy)

  1. (colloquial, photography) photographic film (strip or sheet of transparent film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing microscopically small light-sensitive silver halide crystals)
    Synonyms: błona, film, taśma filmowa
  2. (photography) block, plate (glass or celluloid plate coated with a photosensitive substance on which the negative of photographic images or X-rays is obtained)
  3. (printing) plate (engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper)
  4. (literary, rhetoric) cliché (overused phrase or expression)
    Synonyms: cliché, szablon

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Further reading

  • klisza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • klisza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • klisza in PWN's encyclopedia