Look up: stereotype

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   stereotype
   [Noun] A set of qualities that people think a certain type of person has. For example, blondes are stereotyped as being not very clever.
   Example: Stories in the press have led to an unfair stereotype of young single mothers.
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   Stereotype
   Believing that people of a certain group, race or religion all have the same characteristics when they don't. Fixed, inaccurate ideas about a group which leads to its members being treated in a certain way.
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   Stereotype
   A fixed and inflexible characterization of a group of people.
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   stereotype
   [n] - a conventional or formulaic conception or image
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   Stereotype
   a prejudicial, exaggerated description applied to every person in a category of people
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   Stereotype
   An expectation held by most of the population of either a person or situation.
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   Stereotype
   Ste're·o·type noun [ Stereo- + -type : confer French stéréotype .] 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. » A stereotype , or stereotypr plate , is made by setting movable type as for ordinary printing; from these a cast is ...
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   Stereotype
   Ste're·o·type transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Stereotyped ; present participle & verbal noun Stereotyping .] [ Confer French stéréotyper .] 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. &# ...
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   stereotype
   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. ... 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 ...
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    stereotype
    noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image; `regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding`
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    Stereotype
    A `stereotype` is a simplified and/or standardized conception or image with specific meaning, often held in common by one group of people about another group. A stereotype can be a conventional and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image, based on the assumption that there are attributes that members of the other group hold in common. Stereotypes may be positive or negative in tone. They are typically generalizations based on minimal or limi...
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    Stereotype
    • (n.) The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. • (v. t.) Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. • (v. t.) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible. • (n.) A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, ...
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    stereotype
    (from the article `homosexuality`) ...with increased candour. Together with a growing acceptance of homosexuality as a common expression of human sexuality, long-standing beliefs about ... term indicating an unfavourable image of Spain and Spaniards, accusing them of cruelty and intolerance, formerly prevalent in the works of many ... ...
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    stereotype
    type of printing plate developed in the late 18th century and widely used in letterpress, newspaper, and other high-speed press runs. Stereotypes ... [3 related articles]
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    stereotype
    A flat character can be called a stereotype if he is a typical example of a special group, gender, class, race etc.
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    Stereotype
    A fixed way of thinking about people that puts them into categories and doesn't allow for individual variation.
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    stereotype
    stereotype (ster'eutīp") , plate from which printing is done, made by casting metal in a mold, usually of paper pulp. The process was patented in 1725 by the Scottish inventor William Ged. Firmin Didot improved the process, named it, and extended its use. Cylinder presses, by which new...
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