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blueprint

Syllabification: (blue·print)
Pronunciation: /ˈblo͞oˌprint/

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Definition of blueprint

noun

  • a design plan or other technical drawing.
  • something that acts as a plan, model, or template:a vague blueprint for fundamental land redistribution

verb

[with object]
  • draw up (a plan or model): (as adjective blueprinted)a neatly blueprinted scheme

Origin:

late 19th century: from the original process in which prints were composed of white lines on a blue ground or of blue lines on a white ground

blueprint in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of blueprint in the British & World English dictionary