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forma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • fôr′mə
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.mə/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈfoɹ.mə/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈfoː.mə/
  • Scotland: /ˈfɔɾ.mə/
  • Scotland: /ˈfɔɾ.mʌ/
  • India: /ˈfɔː(ɾ).ma/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mə
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: form

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin fōrma. Doublet of form.