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quintessential

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kw?nt.??s?n.??l/

Etymology

quintessence +? -al

Adjective

quintessential (comparative more quintessential, superlative most quintessential)

  1. Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate.

Derived terms

  • quintessentialise
  • quintessentiality
  • quintessentialize
  • quintessentially
  • quintessentialness

Translations

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stereotypical

English

Etymology

From stereotype +? -ical, derived from French stéréotype.

Adjective

stereotypical (comparative more stereotypical, superlative most stereotypical)

  1. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
  2. Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse.
  3. Relating to stereotypy.
    • 2005, Lloyd J. Brown, Lee Todd Miller, Pediatrics (page 383)
      Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.

Derived terms

  • stereotypically

Translations

See also

  • prototypical

stereotypical From the web:

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  • what stereotypical anime character are you
  • what stereotypical girl am i
  • what stereotypical teenager are you
  • what stereotypical gender roles are
  • what stereotypical means
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