stereotype

[Ste·re*o*type]

Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.

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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
a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"

Verb
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"


n.
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.

n.
The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them.

v. t.
To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.

v. t.
Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.


Stereotype

Ste"re*o*type , n. [Stereo- + -type: cf. F. st'82r'82otype.] 1. 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. &hand; A stereotype, or stereotypr plate, is made by setting movable type as for ordinary printing; from these a cast is taken in plaster of Paris, paper pulp, or the like, and upon this cast melted type metal is poured, which, when hardened, makes a solid page or column, from which the impression is taken as from type. 2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.

Stereotype

Ste"re*o*type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stereotyped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stereotyping .] [Cf. F. st'82r'82otyper.] 1. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible. 2. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.
Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions.

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.

To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.

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Usage Examples

I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through.

I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don't have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful.

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Other Usage Examples

I think one of the most threatening places to be in politics is a black conservative because there are so many liberals who want to continue to reinforce a stereotype that doesn't exist about America.

Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.

For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.

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