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Added 9 October 2026

blueprint

/ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about blueprint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something intended as a guide for making something else.
a blueprint for a house
Photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.

verb

Make a blueprint of.

Origin

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

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