"typecasting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: typecastings [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, typecast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|typecast|-ing}} By surface analysis, typecast + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} typecasting (countable and uncountable, plural typecastings)
  1. The process by which a person is typecast, or taken to be a particular stereotype. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-typecasting-en-noun-mulyeI8v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 47 3
  2. (typosphere) The act of typing out messages with a typewriter and posting images of them online. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-typecasting-en-noun-ISFfYskF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 47 3

Verb

Etymology: By surface analysis, typecast + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|typecast|-ing}} By surface analysis, typecast + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} typecasting
  1. present participle and gerund of typecast Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: typecast
    Sense id: en-typecasting-en-verb-VGXqXDBg

Inflected forms

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