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blue•print
Pronunciation: (blOO'print"), [key]—
n.
1. a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
2. a print made by this process.
3. a detailed outline or plan of action:
a blueprint for success.
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v.t.
to make a blueprint of or for.
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