twice-told

[twahys-tohld]

adjective

having been told before; related two times.

Origin of twice-told

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Examples from the Web for twice-told

Your audience will pity you, but they are not going to listen to any twice-told tales, pity or no pity.
The Young Man and the World|Albert J. Beveridge
The story of the coming of the pioneers is a twice-told tale to the student of our nation's history.
Historic Towns of the Western States|Various
She was capable of answering the question, for it touched a page of ancient history that was to her a twice-told tale.
The Land of Long Ago|Eliza Calvert Hall
Although to the historian these are twice-told tales, many of them are not fresh in the minds of the reading public.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge

For the twelve years following the publication of Twice-Told Tales he had accomplished almost nothing in creative authorship.
A History of American Literature|Percy H. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for twice-told

twice-told

adjective

hackneyed through repeated use

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twice-told

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twice-told

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