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forma
Latin · ancient
"shape, mold, appearance"
shape, mold, appearance
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formatus
Latin · ancient
"shaped, given a form"
shaped, given a form, past participle of formare
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format
German · 1800s
"the size and shape of a printed book"
adopted for the size and shape of a printed book
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format
English · 1840
"the way something is arranged, organized, or presented"
settled as the English word for the way something is arranged or presented
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