Modeldom

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The realm or world of fashion models; models collectively. uncountable
  2. 2
    The state of being a fashion model. uncountable
  3. 3
    The industry and community of modelmaking. uncountable

    "But if modelmaking is not art, why is it that, in the upper reaches of modeldom, where the best do their work, there is an identifiable difference in "feel" between the work of one modelmaker and another?"

  4. 4
    The quality or state of being a model (any sense) or exemplar. uncountable

    "Might the mouse be the Holy Grail of genetic and neuroscientific modeldom?"

Synonyms

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modelhoodmodelhood

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"But if modelmaking is not art, why is it that, in the upper reaches of modeldom, where the best do their work, there is an identifiable difference in "feel" between the work of one modelmaker and another?"

Etymology

From model + -dom.

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