Stereotype Definition
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n. noun
- 1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
- 2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
- 3. A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.
tr.v.
- 1. To make a stereotype of.
- 2. To characterize by a stereotype.
- 3. To give a fixed, unvarying form to.
