stereotype

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[edit] Noun

stereotype (plural stereotypes)

1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
2. A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. (printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.

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[edit] Verb

to stereotype (third-person singular simple present stereotypes, present participle stereotyping, simple past and past participle stereotyped)

1. (transitive): To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
2. (transitive): To print from a stereotype.

[edit] Translations

French: clicher

[edit] See also

• stereotypic
• stereotypical