stereotypy
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
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ster·e·o·ty·py
noun pl. ster·e·o·ty·pies - Excessive repetition or lack of variation in movements, ideas, or patterns of speech, especially when viewed as a symptom of certain developmental or psychiatric disorders.
- Printing The process or art of making stereotype plates.
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