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form n. [
word form, signifier, descriptor] the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
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form n. [
kind, sort, variety] a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
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form n. [
shape, pattern] a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
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form v. [
organize, organise] create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
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form v. [
constitute, make] to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
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