stereotypy

/ˈstɛri.əˌtaɪpi/

词干

后缀

-y: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”. · Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".

Borrowed from French stéréotypie, from stéréotype +‎ -ie. By surface analysis, stereotype +‎ -y (suffix forming abstract nouns).

1(countable, medicine) Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
2(uncountable, printing) The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them.