Meaning

noun sculpture produced by molding

noun a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

noun the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Late Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Late Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model English -ing English modeling From model + -ing.

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