1 a shape cut out of a hard material, used as a model for producing exactly the same shape many times in another material:
Pressing the template firmly down on the plastic, cut around it with a knife.
2 a thing that is used as a model for producing other similar examples:
If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a template on your computer. * In our DNA we all carry a genetic template for the next generation. * The director uses his own childhood experiences as a template for the movie.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for template is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is template a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, template is tagged as noun.
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