stereotyped characters in a novel. “It gives me great pleasure to be with you tonight” is a stereotyped opening for a speech.
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ster´e|o|typ´er — ster|e|o|type «STEHR ee uh typ, STIHR », noun, verb, typed, typ|ing. –n. 1. a method or process of printing in which a solid plate, usually of type metal, is cast from a mold of composed type; stereotypy. The mold, of papier mâché, plastic, or… … Useful english dictionary
ster|e|o|type — «STEHR ee uh typ, STIHR », noun, verb, typed, typ|ing. –n. 1. a method or process of printing in which a solid plate, usually of type metal, is cast from a mold of composed type; stereotypy. The mold, of papier mâché, plastic, or rubber, is taken … Useful english dictionary
stereotyped — ster•e•o•typed [[t]ˈstɛr i əˌtaɪpt, ˈstɪər [/t]] adj. fixed or settled in form; lacking freshness or originality; hackneyed; conventional • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
stereotype — ster•e•o•type [[t]ˈstɛr i əˌtaɪp, ˈstɪər [/t]] n. v. typed, typ•ing 1) pri a) a process for making printing plates by taking a mold of composed type and casting type metal from the mold b) a plate made in this manner 2) soc an idea, expression,… … From formal English to slang
stereotype — ste·reo·type ster ē ə .tīp, stir vt, typed; typ·ing 1) to repeat without variation <stereotyped behavior> 2) to develop a mental stereotype about stereotype n something conforming to a fixed or general pattern esp an often oversimplified or … Medical dictionary
