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shabllo'n
nm 1 pattern; template 2 [Fig] mechanical copy: cliché
II§ adv [Pej] in a mechanical way, without any creativity

shabllon|i'st
III§ n 1 worker who operates from a pattern/die/mold 2 person who is imitative in a mechanical way: copycat, slavish imitator, cliché artist
IV§ adj [Fig Pej] imitative in a mechanical way: copy-cat

shabllon|i'zëm nm [Pej] mechanical/slavish imitation