stereotypy

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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.

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The process or art of making stereotype plates.

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The art or business of making stereotype plates.

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Persistence, in the insane, of a single idea or trend of thought.

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The art or process of making stereotype plates.

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excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.

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The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them.