blueprint

C2+ Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ˈbluˌprɪnt/ UK /ˈbluːprɪnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a detailed plan or technical drawing serving as a model

The report laid out a blueprint for reforming the agency.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a detailed plan or... plan design scheme layout draft template outline model

Word family

Derived forms blueprinting

Related forms blue print

Etymology

A compound of blue + print, named for the late-19th-century cyanotype photographic process that produced white lines on a blue ground for architectural and engineering plans.

blue English print English

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Topics

Architecture & Buildings General Vocabulary

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# blueprint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbluˌprɪnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbluːprɪnt/

## Meanings
1. a detailed plan or technical drawing serving as a model

## Examples
- The report laid out a blueprint for reforming the agency.

## Synonyms
- plan
- design
- scheme
- layout
- draft
- template
- outline
- model

## Derived Forms
- blueprinting

## Related Forms
- blue
- print

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blue
- Root: print

## Etymology
A compound of blue + print, named for the late-19th-century cyanotype photographic process that produced white lines on a blue ground for architectural and engineering plans.

## AI Etymology
Blueprint is a compound of blue + print, named for the late-19th-century cyanotype photographic process that produced white lines on a blue ground for architectural and engineering plans. In present-day use, it means a detailed plan or technical drawing serving as a model. Derived formations include blueprinting. Related vocabulary includes blue and print.

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- General Vocabulary

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