"blueprint" meaning in English

See blueprint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbluːˌprɪnt/ Audio: en-us-blueprint.ogg [US] Forms: blueprint [singular], blueprints [plural]
enPR: blo͞o'prĭnt" Etymology: blue + print Etymology templates: {{compound|blue|print}} blue + print Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A blueprint is a design drawing that is mainly used in architecture.
    Sense id: simple-blueprint-en-noun-1H8UBtg8

Verb

IPA: /ˈbluːˌprɪnt/ Audio: en-us-blueprint.ogg [US] Forms: blueprint [canonical], blueprints [third-person, singular], blueprinted [past], blueprinted [past, participle], blueprinting [present, participle]
enPR: blo͞o'prĭnt" Etymology: blue + print Etymology templates: {{compound|blue|print}} blue + print Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you blueprint something, you make a blueprint for it.
    Sense id: simple-blueprint-en-verb-oIF82ZFv
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