See Also: stereotype(medicine)
stereotype(1)(dictionary)
stereotype(2)(dictionary)
stereotype 1, noun(dictionary)
stereotype 2, verb(dictionary)

stereotype(1) (iou)



stereotype noun & adjective. L18.
[French stereotype adjective, formed as STEREO- + TYPE noun.]
A. noun.
Hist. A method of replicating a relief printing surface (as a page of type or a wood-engraving) by taking a cast using a mould orig. of papier-mache or plaster, later of rubber, plastic, etc. L18.
A stereotype plate. E19.
a. A thing continued or constantly repeated without change, esp. a phrase, formula, etc.; stereotyped diction or usage. E19.
b. A preconceived, standardized, and oversimplified impression of the characteristics which typify a person, situation, etc., often shared by all members of a society or certain social groups; an attitude based on such a preconception. Also, a person or thing appearing to conform closely to such a standardized impression. E20.
Motor Trend The grasping corporate exec stereotype normally portrayed by the media. Entertainment Weekly This..article..perpetuates the stereotype of the mechanic as a macho Neanderthal.
c. Zoology. A stereotyped action or series of actions performed by an animal. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Of or pertaining to the method of printing in which a stereotype is made; spec. (of an edition) printed using stereotypes. E19.
Reproduced in an unchanging manner; fixed, stereotyped. Now rare. E19.
Carlyle He..answers now always with a kind of stereotype formula.