model

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A small copy of an object, often used to show how the real thing looks or works.

   He built a model of the ship out of wood.

2. 2
   noun

   A particular type or version of a product.

   The car was an older model from the 1990s.

3. 3
   noun

   A person whose job is to wear and show clothes, or to pose for artists and photographers.

   She works as a fashion model in Paris.

4. 4
   noun

   A person worth copying because of their good qualities.

   Every child needs a good role model.

5. 5
   verb

   To wear and display clothes for others to see.

   They were asked to model the latest fashions.

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Simplified etymology

Model entered English in the late 16th century and comes from Latin modulus, also the source of module and the root of mould in the sense of a container used to shape material.

From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

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