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blueprint
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blueprint, n. & v.
--n.
1 a photographic print of the final stage of engineering or other plans in white on a blue background.
2 a detailed plan, esp. in the early stages of a project or idea.
--v.tr. US work out (a programme, plan, etc.).
--n.
1 a photographic print of the final stage of engineering or other plans in white on a blue background.
2 a detailed plan, esp. in the early stages of a project or idea.
--v.tr. US work out (a programme, plan, etc.).
THESAURUS
blueprint
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