Wordiyoster
GreekVariants
sterstereo
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Greek stereos (solid, firm, three-dimensional). Originally described physical solidity, then extended to spatial depth. In modern English it appears in stereo (sound with spatial dimension), stereotype (originally a solid printing plate, now a fixed idea), and stereophotograph (a 3D photograph).
Associated Words
stereo
A two-channel sound system or device; recorded in stereo
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stereophotograph
A photograph that creates a three-dimensional effect
TOEFL
stereotype
A fixed oversimplified idea about a type of person; to characterize someone by such an idea
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stereotypical
Conforming to an oversimplified, fixed image or idea
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