About The Word Stereotype
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Stereotype
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What's The Definition Of Stereotype?
[n] a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
[v] treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stereotype: pigeonhole | stamp Related Terms | Find terms related to Stereotype: See Also | assort | class | classify | internal representation | mental representation | representation | separate | sort | sort out Stereotype In Webster's Dictionary \Ste"re*o*type\, n. [Stereo- + -type: cf. F.
st['e]r['e]otype.]
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.
Note: 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.
\Ste"re*o*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stereotyped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stereotyping}.] [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]otyper.] 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. --Duke of Argyll (1887). |
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