ALL meanings of stereotypical
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S s - adjective stereotypical clichéd, hackneyed 1
- noun stereotypical a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal. 1
- noun stereotypical a plate made by this process. 1
- noun stereotypical a set form; convention. 1
- noun stereotypical Sociology. a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group: The cowboy and Indian are American stereotypes. 1
- verb with object stereotypical to make a stereotype of. 1
- verb with object stereotypical to characterize or regard as a stereotype: The actor has been stereotyped as a villain. 1
- verb with object stereotypical to give a fixed form to. 1
- adjective stereotypical A stereotypical idea of a type of person or thing is a fixed general idea that a lot of people have about it, that may be false in many cases. 0
- adjective stereotypical of or produced by stereotypy 0
- adjective stereotypical stereotyped; hackneyed 0