1ste·reo·type 
/ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/ noun
plural ste·reo·types /ˈsterijəˌtaɪp/ noun [count] : an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic
▪ racial/cultural stereotypes ▪ the stereotype of the absentminded professor
▪ racial/cultural stereotypes ▪ the stereotype of the absentminded professor
— ste·reo·typ·i·cal /ˌsterijəˈtɪpɪkəl/ adjective [more stereotypical; most stereotypical]
▪ a stereotypical representation/idea/approach ▪ He's the stereotypical absentminded professor. [=he's a professor who is absentminded in the way that people often think of professors as being]
/ˌsterijəˈtɪpɪkəl/ adjective [more stereotypical; most stereotypical] ▪ a stereotypical representation/idea/approach ▪ He's the stereotypical absentminded professor. [=he's a professor who is absentminded in the way that people often think of professors as being]
— ste·reo·typ·i·cal·ly /ˌsterijəˈtɪpɪkli/ adverb
/ˌsterijəˈtɪpɪkli/ adverb
