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ster•e•o

Pronunciation: (ster'ē-ō", stēr'-), [key]
—n., pl. ster•e•os,
—adj., v.

—n.
1. stereoscopic photography.
2. a stereoscopic photograph.
3. stereophonic sound reproduction.
4. a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.
5. Print.stereotype (defs. 1, 2).

—adj.
pertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc.

—v.t.
Print.stereotype (def. 5).

stereo-

a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “solid”, used with reference to hardness, solidity, three-dimensionality in the formation of compound words: stereochemistry; stereogram; stereoscope. Also, esp. before a vowel,stere-.