STEREOTYPE


Meaning of STEREOTYPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstɪərɪətaɪp ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a a person or thing that conforms to an unjustifiably fixed, usu. standardized, mental picture. b such an impression or attitude. 2 a printing-plate cast from a mould of composed type. --v.tr. 1 (esp. as stereotyped adj.) formalize, standardize; cause to conform to a type. 2 a print from a stereotype. b make a stereotype of. øøstereotypic adj. stereotypical adj. stereotypically adv. stereotypy n. [F st÷r÷otype (adj.) (as STEREO-, TYPE)]

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