blueprint

Pronunciation: /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something intended as a guide for making something else
  2. noun photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
  3. verb make a blueprint of

Etymology

From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

In classic literature

Synonyms

design, pattern

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
plan

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