stereotype
/ˈstɛɹ.i.əˌtaɪp/ noun B2- A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people). · Not all Zumbetonians wear plimsolls. That's just a stereotype.
- A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
- A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
- An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.
Plural stereotypes
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