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Stereotype v. t. (past & past part. stereotyped; pres. part. stereotyping)

To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.

Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. "Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions."

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Etymology of 'Stereotype'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Stereotype" Quotes from Famous Books

... printing blocks made from these reliefs; but this has been practically overcome by the use of sheets of metallic foil previously impressed with the form of a finely-engraved tint-block. The actual printing surface, of course, consists of an electrotype or stereotype taken from this metallic-grained ...

— Twentieth Century Inventions - A Forecast • George Sutherland

... proportion, and to clear away all that is otiose or confusing, so that the central idea, whatever it is, shall stand out in absolute clarity and distinctness. Gradually a great deal of art becomes traditional and conventional; certain forms stereotype themselves, and it becomes more and more difficult to invent a new form of any kind. When art is very much bound by tradition, it becomes what is called classical, and makes its appeal to a cultured circle; and then there is a revolutionary outburst of what ...

— Escape and Other Essays • Arthur Christopher Benson

... end in the near future. After faithfully collecting material for several years, and making the best selections our judgment has dictated, we are painfully conscious of many imperfections the critical reader will perceive. But since stereotype plates will not reflect our growing sense of perfection, the lavish praise of friends as to the merits of these pages will have its antidote in the defects we ourselves discover. We may however without ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various

Words linked to "Stereotype" : sort out, separate, stereotypic, mental representation, sort, stereotypical, class