plamodel

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noun

Any of a range of plastic die-cast models, kits, or similar merchandise.

OriginEnglish model ← Middle French modelle ← Old Italian modello →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounplamodel (plural plamodels)

plural plamodels

  1. Any of a range of plastic die-cast models, kits, or similar merchandise.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  9. Proto-Italic*medos
  10. Latinmodus
  11. Late Latinmodulus
  12. Vulgar Latin*modellus
  13. Old Italianmodello
  14. Middle Frenchmodelle
  15. Englishmodel
  16. Englishplamodel

Blend of plastic + model.

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APA

plamodel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plamodel

MLA

“plamodel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plamodel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plamodel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plamodel.

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