stereotype
stereotype is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them.
- transitive verb. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
- transitive verb. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.
- noun. a conventional or formulaic conception or image
"regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
- verb. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
"I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
Synonyms
Common word forms
stereotyped, stereotyper, stereotypes, stereotyping
Words from these letters
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