Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to stereotype or stereotype plates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a
stereotype ;stereotypical
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
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Examples
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KARTZINEL: From a parent's point of view, autism is the sudden loss or deteriorating loss of eye contact, social skills, communicative skills, they become very repetitive in their play, they become what we call stereotypic, or common word is stimming, where they'll flap.
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KARTZINEL: From a parent's point of view, autism is the sudden loss or deteriorating loss of eye contact, social skills, communicative skills, they become very repetitive in their play, they become what we call stereotypic, or common word is stimming, where they'll flap.
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Repeated, purposeless motions-what zoo professionals call "stereotypic behavior"-is a pretty clear sign of a troubled animal.
Slate Magazine Brian Palmer 2011
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It is called stereotypic behavior and it is, unfortunately, common among polar bears and other species in captivity.
Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles MATT CAMPBELL/The Kansas City Star 2010
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Frustrated by this extreme confinement, sows engaged in "stereotypic" behaviors, which indicate poor welfare, like bar biting and head swaying.
David Kirby: Humane Society Exposes Pig Breeding Horrors -- But It Doesn't Have to Be This Way David Kirby 2010
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Timothy Fortune isn't your stereotypic fictional missionary, all dead dogma and dammed-up desire, but a genuinely good man for whom the discovery of love and the discovery of his utter aloneness come with a shock any of us can share.
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Timothy Fortune isn't your stereotypic fictional missionary, all dead dogma and dammed-up desire, but a genuinely good man for whom the discovery of love and the discovery of his utter aloneness come with a shock any of us can share.
Authors and others 2010
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To take just one example, California State University - Chico bans, as sexual harassment, "explicit use of ... stereotypic generalizations" and even "reinforcement of sexist stereotypes through subtle, often unintentional means."
Adam Kissel: Standing Up for Due Process on Campus = "Sticking Up for Penises Everywhere?" Adam Kissel 2011
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Timothy Fortune isn't your stereotypic fictional missionary, all dead dogma and dammed-up desire, but a genuinely good man for whom the discovery of love and the discovery of his utter aloneness come with a shock any of us can share.
A Different Stripe: 2009
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Timothy Fortune isn't your stereotypic fictional missionary, all dead dogma and dammed-up desire, but a genuinely good man for whom the discovery of love and the discovery of his utter aloneness come with a shock any of us can share.
From the editor 2009
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