Found 3 items, similar to stereotype.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: stereotype klise
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stereotype 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” [syn: pigeonhole, stamp]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stereotype Stereotype \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. [1913 Webster] Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions. --Duke of Argyll (1887). [1913 Webster] Stereotype \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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. [1913 Webster] Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing. [1913 Webster]