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stereotype
[stir′ē·ətīp]
Etymology: Gk, stereos + typos, mark
a generalization about a form of behavior, an individual, or a group.

stereotype [ster´e-o-tīp″]
an exaggerated, generalized, oversimplified belief or image, often concerning a group, an individual, or a form of behavior.

stereotype,
n a generalization about a form of behavior, an individual, or a group.

stereotype
Neurology Stereotypy, see there Vox populi A preconceived and oversimplified idea of the characteristics which make up a person. See Sexual stereotype, Skid row stereotype.


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As well, those using the gender-fair basal reader judged stereotypically female activities as more appropriate for both males and females than did children using the gender-stereotyped reader.
NCP chief executive Andrew Potter said: "As a nation we are stereotypically fixated by etiquette, yet it's revealing that so many of us forget basic manners in a car park.
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