vt, -typed  -typ*ing  1  :  to repeat without variation <stereotyped behavior>   2  :  to develop a mental stereotype about
n :  something conforming to a fixed or general pattern : esp  :  an often oversimplified or biased mental picture held to characterize the typical individual of a group ste*reo*typ*i*cal also  ste*reo*typ*ic  adj 
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ste·reo·ty·py 
 
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