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stereotype

ster·e·o·type

stereotype

 
 
pronunciation:
ste ri taIp
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
features:
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a standardized and usually oversimplified and inaccurate conception held in common by many people.
The team captain was failing in school, and he was sadly convinced that he fit the stereotype of the dimwitted athlete.
definition 2: a metal plate for printing or the process of making such a plate.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: stereotypes, stereotyping, stereotyped
definition: to represent or categorize as a stereotype.
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derivations: stereotypic (adj.), stereotypical (adj.), stereotyper (n.)