meaning of stereotype
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.
2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them.
3. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
4. Fig. : To make firm or permanent; to fix.
5. a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its
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