twice-told

[ twahys-tohld ]

adjective
  1. having been told before; related two times.

Origin of twice-told

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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British Dictionary definitions for twice-told

twice-told

adjective
  1. hackneyed through repeated use

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