Stereotype

n.	1.	A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.
	2.	The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. Stereotype block a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.
v. t.	1.	To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible. [imp. & p. p. Stereotyped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stereotyping .]
	2.	Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions. - Duke of Argyll (1887).

Noun	1.	stereotype - a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
Verb	1.	stereotype - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" Synonyms: pigeonhole, stamp

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