🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Vorlage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: for-lah-guh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Template/ˈtɛm.plɪt/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie verwendete eine Vorlage für ihre Präsentation."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A preset format or structure used as a guide for creating documents or objects.

    "She used a template to design her presentation slides."
  2. 2

    An outline or model that serves as a basis for further development.

    "The architect provided a template for the new building's layout."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'templum' (a diminutive form or related to timber framing), passing through Old French 'temple' and Middle English to refer to a pattern or gauge used as a guide in making something. Over time, the meaning broadened from physical architectural and carpentry tools to digital, document-based, and conceptual frameworks.

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