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Definitions for Stereotype
[1] a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
[2] a plate made by this process.
[3] a set form; convention.
[4] Sociology . a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group: The cowboy and Indian are American stereotypes.
[5] to make a stereotype of.
[6] to characterize or regard as a stereotype: The actor has been stereotyped as a villain.
[7] to give a fixed form to.
[8] a method of producing cast-metal printing plates from a mould made from a forme of type matter in papier-mâché or some other material the plate so made
[9] another word for stereotypy
[10] an idea, trait, convention, etc, that has grown stale through fixed usage
[11] sociol a set of inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly
[12] to make a stereotype of to print from a stereotype
[13] to impart a fixed usage or convention to
Words related to Stereotype
pattern, pigeonhole, fashion, average, custom, convention, formula, mold, institution, boilerplate, systematize, standardize, dub, institutionalize, catalogue, regulate, define, normalize, typecast, conventionalize
Words nearby Stereotype
stereotape, stereotaxic, stereotaxis, stereotomy, stereotropism, stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance
Origin of Stereotype
First recorded in 1790–1800; stereo- + -type
Other words from Stereotype
ster·e·o·typ·er , ster·e·o·typ·ist , noun
ster·e·o·typ·ic [ster-ee-uh -tip -ik, steer-] /ˌstɛr i əˈtɪp ɪk, ˌstɪər-/ , ster·e·o·typ·i·cal , adjective
non·ster·e·o·typ·ic , adjective
non·ster·e·o·typ·i·cal , adjective
Synonyms for Stereotype
pattern, average, boilerplate, convention, custom, fashion, formula, institution, mold, received idea