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Added 8 October 2026

template

/ˈtɛm.plɪt/ noun

In Latin: fōrmula Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about template at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
A file or document serving as a basis for others.

verb

To set up or mark off using a template.
To provide a template or pattern for.
To synthesize by means of a template.

Origin

Alteration of templet, probably from French templet, diminutive of temple (“a weaver's stretcher”), variant of tempe, from Latin tempora (“temple”). Alteration of second syllable due to analogy with plate. Cognate with Faroese tamba (“to stretch out, relax”), Icelandic þamb (“a stretched, bloated, or extended belly”).

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