modello

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noun

A preparatory sketch or study for a painting or other artwork.

OriginItalian modello ← Vulgar Latin *modellus ← Late Latin modulus →
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Meanings

nounmodello (plural modellos or modelli)

plural modellos · plural modelli

  1. A preparatory sketch or study for a painting or other artwork.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  3. Proto-Italic*medos
  4. Latinmodus
  5. Late Latinmodulus
  6. Vulgar Latin*modellus
  7. Italianmodello
  8. Englishmodello

Borrowed from Italian modello.

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APA

modello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modello

MLA

“modello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modello. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modello,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modello.

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