model

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  2. noun a type of product
  3. noun a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

Etymology

From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

In classic literature

Synonyms

theoretical account, framework

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