4. (Music, other) music a part of the action of a clavichord consisting of a small piece of metal that strikes the string to produce a note. 5. on a tangent at a tangent on a completely different or divergent course, esp of thought: to go off at a tangent.
Synonyms: clichÃ©, bromide, platitude, truism. These nouns denote an expression or idea that has lost its originality or force through overuse: a short story weakened by clichÃ©s; the bromide that we are what we eat; a eulogy full of platitudes; a once-original thought that is now a truism.
Classic is a subjective term in regards to literature. It can mean something that is just old. Sometimes it has to do with the popularity of the book/series. For instance, as the generation that popularized Harry Potter ages it will become a YA classic. A literary classic is another thing all together.