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forma

/ˈfɔː.mə/ UK
/ˈfoɹ.mə/ Canada, US
/ˈfoː.mə/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈfɔɾ.mə/ Scotland
/ˈfɔɾ.mʌ/ Scotland
/ˈfɔː(ɾ).ma/ India

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mə

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Learned borrowing from New Latin fōrma. Doublet of form.

noun formae · formæ · formas

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

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"forma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

forma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forma

Chicago

"forma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forma.

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@misc{forma_2026,
  title = {forma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}