Tripe vs. Trite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Tripe and Trite
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Tripe
Tripe is a type of edible lining from the stomachs of various farm animals. Most tripe is from cattle, pigs and sheep.
Trite
Trite is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Most of the 18 described species occur in Australia and New Zealand, with several spread over islands of Oceania, one species even reaching Rapa in French Polynesia.
Tripe
The rubbery lining of the stomach of cattle or other ruminants, used as food.
Trite
(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse
This point may now seem obvious and trite
Tripe
(Informal) Something of no value; rubbish.
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Trite
Not evoking interest because of overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
Tripe
The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
Trite
Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
Tripe
The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly.
Trite
(legal) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
Tripe
Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
Trite
A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
Tripe
An edible lichen, especially rock tripe.
Trite
Trite, a genus of spiders, found in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, of the family Salticidae.
Tripe
(pejorative) That (what has just been said) is untrue.
Trite
Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.
Tripe
The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled ?
Trite
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
Bromidic sermons
His remarks were trite and commonplace
Hackneyed phrases
A stock answer
Repeating threadbare jokes
Parroting some timeworn axiom
The trite metaphor `hard as nails'
Tripe
The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; - generally used in the plural.
Tripe
Lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
Tripe
Nonsensical talk or writing
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