stéréotype

See also: stereotype, Stereotype, and stéréotypé

French

Etymology

From stéréo- +‎ type.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ste.ʁe.ɔ.tip/

• Audio:

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Noun

stéréotype m (plural stéréotypes)

1. (figurative) stereotype (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image)
   • 2014, “Radiothérapie”, performed by Jocelyn “Dramatik" Bruno:

     Je suis le type au stéréo plus qu’un stéréotype / Je suis de l’époque de Bambaata, De La Soul

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (printing) stereotype (metal printing plate cast)

Descendants

• → English: stereotype
• → German: Stereotyp

Verb

stéréotype

1. inflection of stéréotyper:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. singular imperative

Further reading

• “stéréotype”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.