stereotype definition - Dictionary

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noun (plural ster·e·o·types)

Definition:

1. oversimplified conception: an oversimplified standardized image of a person or group

2. printing metal printing plate: a metal printing plate cast from a mold in another material such as papier-mâché

3. psychology
Same as stereotypy (sense 1)

transitive verb (past and past participle ster·e·o·typed, present participle ster·e·o·typ·ing, 3rd person present singular ster·e·o·types)

Definition:

1. reduce somebody to oversimplified category: to categorize individuals or groups according to an oversimplified standardized image or idea

2. printing print something using stereotype: to cast or print something using a stereotype

[Late 18th century. < French stéréotype "solid-block printing"]

ster·e·o·typ·er noun

ster·e·o·typ·i·cal·ly adverb

ster·e·o·typ·ist noun