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model
noun
someone
whose
job
is
to
wear
clothes
or
pose
for
photographs
so
that
people
can
see
how
the
clothes
or
products
look
β’
The
fashion
magazine
featured
a
famous
model
on
its
cover
.
The
fashion
magazine
featured
a
famous
model
on
its
cover
.
β’
During
the
photo
shoot
,
the
model
changed
outfits
quickly
between
camera
flashes
.
During
the
photo
shoot
,
the
model
changed
outfits
quickly
between
camera
flashes
.
Borrowed
from
Middle
French
modèle
,
from
Italian
modello
,
from
Latin
modulus
β
measure
,
standard
,
mould
β.
noun
a
small
copy
of
something
,
often
built
to
show
what
the
real
thing
looks
like
or
how
it
works
β’
The
architect
showed
a
scale
model
of
the
new
bridge
to
the
city
council
.
The
architect
showed
a
scale
model
of
the
new
bridge
to
the
city
council
.
β’
Children
built
a
plastic
model
of
the
solar
system
in
science
class
.
Children
built
a
plastic
model
of
the
solar
system
in
science
class
.
Same
origin
as
main
noun
sense
,
but
first
recorded
for
miniature
copies
in
the
16th
century
,
when
craftsmen
made
small
wooden
or
wax
β
modells
β
before
full-size
work
.
noun
something
or
someone
that
is
a
good
example
for
other
people
to
copy
β’
She
is
a
model
of
patience
when
teaching
young
children
.
She
is
a
model
of
patience
when
teaching
young
children
.
β’
The
charity
hopes
to
be
a
model
for
other
cities
to
follow
.
The
charity
hopes
to
be
a
model
for
other
cities
to
follow
.
Figurative
use
arose
in
the
17th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
a
physical
pattern
to
moral
or
behavioral
examples
.
adjective
serving
as
a
very
good
or
perfect
example
of
something
β’
Maya
is
a
model
student
who
always
submits
her
homework
early
.
Maya
is
a
model
student
who
always
submits
her
homework
early
.
β’
They
live
in
a
model
home
that
shows
buyers
the
design
options
.
They
live
in
a
model
home
that
shows
buyers
the
design
options
.
Adjectival
use
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
the
noun
sense
of
β
perfect
example
β.
verb
to
wear
or
show
clothing
or
products
so
that
people
can
see
what
they
look
like
β’
She
will
model
the
designer's
new
collection
tonight
.
She
will
model
the
designer's
new
collection
tonight
.
β’
The
actor
agreed
to
model
a
winter
coat
for
the
catalog
.
The
actor
agreed
to
model
a
winter
coat
for
the
catalog
.
Verb
use
meaning
β
to
display
by
wearing
β
appeared
in
the
early
20th-century
fashion
industry
.
verb
to
create
a
small
copy
or
representation
of
something
,
or
to
describe
and
study
how
something
works
by
using
a
simplified
form
β’
Engineers
used
clay
to
model
the
car's
aerodynamic
shape
.
Engineers
used
clay
to
model
the
car's
aerodynamic
shape
.
β’
The
software
can
model
weather
patterns
for
the
whole
region
.
The
software
can
model
weather
patterns
for
the
whole
region
.
Scientific
sense
of
β
construct
a
simplified
representation
β
grew
alongside
advances
in
mathematics
and
computing
in
the
20th
century
.