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- [tahyp-kast, -kahst]
- /ˈtaɪpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
- /ˈtaɪp.kɑːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahyp-kast, -kahst]
- /ˈtaɪpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
Definitions of typecast word
- verb with object typecast to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer. 1
- verb with object typecast to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes. 1
- verb with object typecast to stereotype: He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy. 1
- adjective typecast (of text to be printed) having the type already cast. 1
- adjective typecast actor: given similar roles 1
- verb typecast If an actor is typecast, they play the same type of character in every play or film that they are in. 0
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Origin of typecast
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; type + cast
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Parts of speech for Typecast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
typecast popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
typecast usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for typecast
verb typecast
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
Antonyms for typecast
verb typecast
- dissimilate — to modify by dissimilation.
- dissimilated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissimilate.
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