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1 a: the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material b: a body (as of a person) especially in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face : figure carchaic : beauty2: the essential nature of a thing as distinguished from its matter: as a: idea 1a b: the component of a thing that determines its kind 3 a: established method of expression or proceeding : procedure according to rule or rote
; also : a standard or expectation based on past experience : precedent <true to form, the champions won again> b: a prescribed and set order of words : formula <the form of the marriage service>4: a printed or typed document with blank spaces for insertion of required or requested information <tax forms>5 a
(1): conduct regulated by extraneous controls (as of custom or etiquette) : ceremony
(2): show without substance b: manner or conduct as tested by a prescribed or accepted standard <rudeness is simply bad form> c: manner or style of performing or accomplishing according to recognized standards of technique <a strong swimmer but weak on form>6 a: the resting place or nest of a hare b: a long seat : bench7 a: a supporting frame model of the human figure or part (as the torso) of the human figure usually used for displaying apparel b: a proportioned and often adjustable model for fitting clothes c: a mold in which concrete is placed to set8: the printing type or other matter arranged and secured in a chase ready for printing9 a: one of the different modes of existence, action, or manifestation of a particular thing or substance : kind <one form of respiratory disorder> <a form of art> b: a distinguishable group of organisms c: linguistic form d: one of the different aspects a word may take as a result of inflection or change of spelling or pronunciation <verbal forms> e: a mathematical expression of a particular type <a bilinear form> <a polynomial form>10 a
(1): orderly method of arrangement (as in the presentation of ideas) : manner of coordinating elements (as of an artistic production or course of reasoning)
(2): a particular kind or instance of such arrangement <the sonnet is a poetical form> b: pattern
, schema <arguments of the same logical form> c: the structural element, plan, or design of a work of art
— compare content 2c d: a visible and measurable unit defined by a contour : a bounded surface or volume11: a grade in a British school or in some American private schools12 a
(1): the past performance of a race horse
(2): racing form b: known ability to perform <a singer at the top of her form> c: condition suitable for performing (as in athletic competition) <back on form>
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