stereotypy
stereotypy · stereotypies
Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gesturesExcessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
/ˈstɛri.əˌtaɪpi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
Coordinate term: stimming
(uncountable)The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them.
Origin
Borrowed from French stéréotypie, from stéréotype + -ie. By surface analysis, stereotype +Borrowed from French stéréotypie, from stéréotype + -ie. By surface analysis, stereotype + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: stereotypies| Singular | stereotypy |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable