Word Meaning

stereotype definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them.
v. t. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
v. t. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.

Crossword clues for stereotype

- A set form
- Categorise record player class
- Cliched image
- Give a fixed form to
- Pigeonhole
- Standard or typical example
- Standardised image
- Standardised image of hi-fi unit variety
- Typecast
- Write by machine, after hi-fi system gives you an unvarying pattern