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well trodden
adjectiveDefinition
› much used or visited: [before noun] We followed the well-trodden tourist route from Paris to Chartres.Habitual and customary › describes a set of actions that many people have done or a subject that many people have dealt with previously: [before noun] The survey showed that people become managers by well-trodden paths.Plain and ordinaryTedious and uninspiring
(Definition of well trodden adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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