# die Schablone

die Schablone is a German noun meaning “template”. Forms: der Schablone, die Schablonen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schablone
- Plural: die Schablonen

## In other languages

- Русский: шаблон, трафарет, лекало

## Meanings

1. template, stencil (physical object used for replicating outlines)
2. template, pattern, mould (generic model which other objects are based on or derived from)
3. _figurative · uncountable_ an unoriginal, clichéd way of doing something, cookie-cutter approach

## Examples

- Es gibt kein einfaches Muster, das als Schablone dienen könnte. — There is no simple pattern that can serve as a template.

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