twice-told

[ twahys-tohld ]

/ ˈtwaɪsˈtoʊld /

having been told before; related two times.

Origin of twice-told

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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

twice-told

hackneyed through repeated use