"blue print" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue prints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue print (plural blue prints)
  1. Dated spelling of blueprint.
    Sense id: en-blue_print-en-noun-cIdEV0BW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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