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{
"term": "stereotype",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offence",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**cultural/gender/racial stereotypes**"
},
{
"text": "He doesn't conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase."
},
{
"text": "Not all areas of the country fit the stereotypes of the poor north and the rich south."
},
{
"text": "a writer who challenges sexual stereotypes"
},
{
"text": "common stereotypes about the French"
},
{
"text": "the media stereotype of the farmer"
},
{
"text": "the stereotype of women as passive victims"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["common", "popular", "traditional"],
"verb + stereotype": ["hold", "create", "produce"],
"preposition": ["stereotype about", "stereotype of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsteriətaɪp/",
"audio": "st/stereotype/stereotype__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsteriətaɪp/",
"audio": "st/stereotype/stereotype__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from French stéréotype (adjective)."
}