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Uncommonstereotype
The correct spelling is stereotype.
How to pronounce stereotype
noun
IPA: /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/
Say it like: Ste-reo-typ-e
The correct spelling is stereotype. A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person). For example: "to stereotype the Bible"
Usage Examples
“to stereotype the Bible”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person).
- 2.A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
- 3.A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
- 4.(UML) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.
verb
- 1.To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
- 2.To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.
- 3.To print from a stereotype.
- 4.To make firm or permanent; to fix.
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