stereotype

  1. Noun.  A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  2. Noun.  A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  3. Noun.  (printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) : To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) : To print from a stereotype.

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