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English
Adjective
well-worn (comparative more well-worn, superlative most well-worn)
- showing signs of wear because of extensive use
- (by extension) trite or hackneyed; repeated too often
2023 August 28, Charles Hugh Smith, Neither Comply Nor Resist:The decay of social norms and status quo systems triggering an authoritarian tightening of the screws is a well-worn pattern throughout human history.
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showing signs of heavy use
- Finnish: kulunut (fi), käytössä kulunut
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- Latin: trītus
- Polish: znoszony, zdarty
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repeated too often
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- Mandarin: 老生常談的／老生常谈的 (lǎoshēngchángtán de)
- Finnish: kulunut (fi)
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- Polish: wyświechtany (pl)
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