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[ˈmɒd(ə)l] noun [C] I
1) a small copy of something such as a building, vehicle, or machine
a model of the Eiffel Tower[/ex]
2) someone or something that is such a good example of a particular quality or method that people should copy them
Daisy was a model of good manners.[/ex]
The school was a model of excellence.[/ex]
The system has been used as a model for other organizations.[/ex]
3) someone whose job is to show clothes, MAKE-UP etc by wearing them at FASHION SHOWS or for magazine photographs
a fashion model[/ex]
4) someone whose job is to be drawn or painted by an artist or photographed by a photographer
5) a particular type of vehicle or machine that a company makes
Fiat launched a new model last week.[/ex]
II
(present participle modelling; past tense and past participle modelled) verb
model [ˈmɒd(ə)l]
1) [I/T] to show clothes by wearing them at FASHION SHOWS, in magazine photographs etc, especially as a job
2) [T] to copy a method or system
Their economic structure is closely modelled on the British system.[/ex]
3) [I] to allow an artist or photographer to draw, paint, or photograph you, especially as your job
•
model yourself on sb — to copy the way someone behaves because you admire them[/ex]
III
adj
model [ˈmɒd(ə)l]
1) a model railway, aircraft, boat etc is a small copy of a real one
2) a model student, husband etc behaves in the way a perfect student, husband etc would behave

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