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stereotypical

Main Entry:: ²stereotype
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French stéréotype, from stéré- stere- + type
Date:: 1817

1: a plate cast from a printing surface2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern ; especially : a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment

— ste·reo·typ·i·cal

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\ˌster-ē-ə-ˈti-pi-kəl\ also ste·reo·typ·ic

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\-pik\ adjective

— ste·reo·typ·i·cal·ly

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\-pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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