English Explanatory Dictionary

stereotypy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
  2. The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛri.əˌtaɪpi/ /stɪər-/ /-i.oʊ-/

Word forms

stereotypy stereotypies

Etymology

Borrowed from French stéréotypie, from stéréotype + -ie. By surface analysis, stereotype + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns).

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