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1obsolete : a set of plans for a building2dialect British : copy
, image3: structural design <a home on the model of an old farmhouse>4: a usually miniature representation of something
; also : a pattern of something to be made5: an example for imitation or emulation6: a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist
; especially : one who poses for an artist7: archetype8: an organism whose appearance a mimic imitates9: one who is employed to display clothes or other merchandise10 a: a type or design of clothing b: a type or design of product (as a car)11: a description or analogy used to help visualize something (as an atom) that cannot be directly observed12: a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs
; also : a computer simulation based on such a system <climate models>13: version 314: animal model
synonyms model
, example
, pattern
, exemplar
, ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation <a decor that is a model of good taste>. example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning <children tend to follow the example of their parents>. pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype <American industry set a pattern for others to follow>. exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification <cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage>. ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception <never found a job that matched his ideal>.
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