project

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project[1,noun] project[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹proj·ect
Pronunciation: 'prä-"jekt, -jikt also 'prO-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English projecte, from Medieval Latin projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw -- more at JET
1 : a specific plan or design : SCHEME
2 obsolete : IDEA
3 : a planned undertaking: as a : a definitely formulated piece of research b : a large usually government-supported undertaking c : a task or problem engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies
4 : a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
synonym see PLAN