Definition of blueprint
1 : a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans
2 : something resembling a blueprint (as in serving as a model or providing guidance); especially : a detailed plan or program of action a blueprint for victory
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Examples of blueprint in a Sentence
a blueprint for reforming the public school system
an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25
1857
First Known Use of blueprint
1857
BLUEPRINT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of blueprint for English Language Learners
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: a photographic print that shows how something (such as a building) will be made
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: a detailed plan of how to do something
BLUEPRINT Defined for Kids
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1 : a photographic print made with white lines on a blue background and showing how something will be made
2 : a detailed plan of something to be done
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