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model n. [
theoretical account, framework] a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
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model n. a type of product; "his car was an old model"
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model n. [
poser] a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
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model n. [
simulation] representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
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model n. [
exemplar, example, good example] something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
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