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Definition model in British English

model adjective

adjective
/ˈmɒd(ə)l/
1

a model railway, aircraft, boat etc is a small copy of a real one

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2

a model student, husband etc behaves in the way that a perfect student, husband etc would behave

Example

He was a model prisoner.

Example

She's hardly a model citizen.

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2.1

a model farm, school etc has been designed to show what a perfect farm, school etc would be like

Example

a model prison

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Definition model in British English