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central casting

central casting noun: an unspecified source of stereotypical types for film or television.

Noun

central casting (uncountable)

  1. An unspecified source of stereotypical types for film or television.

Origin of central casting

A trademark genericization, from the brand name Central Casting.

Words formed from central casting

Questions about central casting

What does central casting mean?
Central casting means an unspecified source of stereotypical types for film or television.
What part of speech is central casting?
Central casting is a noun.

Words near central casting in the dictionary

  1. central business districts
  2. Central Buyagan
  3. Central Canada
  4. central canal
  5. central canals
  6. central casting
  7. central chi-square distribution
  8. central chi-square distributions
  9. central chimpanzee
  10. central chimpanzees
  11. central cities

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