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stereotypy
stereotypy definition
stereo·typy (ster′ē ə tī′pē, stir′-)
noun
- the process of making or printing from stereotype plates
- abnormal repetition of an action, speech phrase, etc., or abnormal sustained maintenance of a position or posture, as seen in some phases of schizophrenia
Etymology: Fr stéréotypie
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