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Added 9 October 2026

stereotype

/ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stereotype at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A conventional or formulaic conception or image.
regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding

verb

Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.
I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European

Origin

Borrowed from French stéréotype (adjective), equivalent to stereo- + type. Printing sense is from 1817; the “conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image” sense is recorded from 1922 in Walter Lippmann’s book Public Opinion.

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