adjective
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lacking originality or individuality; conventional; trite
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reproduced from or on a stereotype printing plate
Related Words
See commonplace.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stereotyped
First recorded in 1810–20; stereotype + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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She is also the author of “Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After” and she writes the “Living Single” blog for Psychology Today .
From New York Times • May 20, 2010
Stereotyped characters are only a part of the problem.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stereotyped lines, both as to design and location, were purposely avoided, and the result was eminently pleasing.
From White Fire by Oxenham, John
Stereotyped as the phrase was, Madame Karenina obviously believed it and was delighted by it.
From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance
Stereotyped question and printed answer are consistently recited by the younger classes, without stirring more than surface interest.
From The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity by Fiske, George Walter
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