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blueprint
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: blue (I) + print
1.
a. : a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground made usually on paper or cloth sensitized with potassium ferricyanide and a ferric salt, developed after exposure by washing in plain water, and used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans — called also cyanotype
b. : a photographic print (as of a map, mechanical drawing, or architect's plans) in white and black or other color (as a vandyke)
2. : a detailed, thoroughly coordinated plan or program of action for effecting some policy or achieving some goal or solution
< had drawn up blueprints for educating the boys in winter quarters — Dixon Wecter >
3. : any pattern of action or statement of views, principles, or rules regarded as a guiding program for the achievement of some large objective or objectives
< the political leaders of the two countries are guided by the same political blueprints — Aneurin Bevan >
< books on the American Constitution … have guided … legislatures in drafting their own national blueprints — D.M.Lacy & Paul Hill >
4. : a body of experience or a completed project or experiment regarded as a model
< a workable blueprint … is afforded by the reclamation projects … which have regenerated Palestine — C.J.Rolo >
II. transitive verb
1. : to make a blueprint of
2. : to work out (as a program or plan) : outline in detail : devise, organize, formulate
< the purpose was to blueprint a concrete program for bolstering world prosperity — Newsweek > |