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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of model
synonym study for model
1. See ideal.
OTHER WORDS FROM model
mod·el·er; especially British, mod·el·ler, nounpre·mod·el, verb (used without object), pre·mod·eled, pre·mod·el·ing or (especially British) pre·mod·elled, pre·mod·el·ling.un·mod·eled, adjectiveun·mod·elled, adjectiveWords nearby model
modality, modal logic, mod cons, modding, mode, model, modeling, modelist, modelling, Model T, model theory
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British Dictionary definitions for model
model
/ (ˈmɒdəl) /
noun
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
Derived forms of model
modeller or US modeler, nounWord Origin for model
C16: from Old French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus mode
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Scientific definitions for model
model
[ mŏd′l ]
A systematic description of an object or phenomenon that shares important characteristics with the object or phenomenon. Scientific models can be material, visual, mathematical, or computational and are often used in the construction of scientific theories. See also hypothesis theory.
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