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stereotype
('st/E/r/i//@/,t/aI/p
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noun (n)
- a conventional or formulaic conception or image(noun.cognition)Example:
Regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding.
source: wordnet30 - A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype(verb.cognition)Example:
I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European.
source: wordnet30 - To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.(verb)source: webster1913
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