noun
blueprint
BLOO-prihnt
noun
1
A detailed technical drawing used for building or design, originally printed white-on-blue.
"The architect spread the blueprints across the table to explain the layout."
2
A detailed plan for achieving something, whether literal or figurative.
"The report laid out a blueprint for reforming the tax system."
verb
1
To plan something out in careful detail.
"The team spent months blueprinting the new product launch."
How to Use Blueprint
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA detailed technical drawing, or more generally, a step-by-step plan for how to achieve something.
Common pairings
blueprint for success
architectural blueprint
follow the blueprint
Word Forms
blueprinted past tense, blueprints plural, blueprints singular
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Etymology
From "blue" + "print," named after an old photographic reproduction process invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842.