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Form , FORM
From the Latin forma, a term signifying figure or shape or "that which is seen" (Gr. ε[symbol omitted]δος) and having many derived meanings, suc… FORMATIVE , FORMATIVE.
1. In PHILOLOGY, a derivational AFFIX, especially one that determines part of speech or WORD class: -ness in darkness, forming a noun from… tenrec , Tenrecidae (otter shrew, tenrec; suborder Lipotyphla, superfamily Soricoidea) A family of insectivores in which a cloaca is present, and in which the… defer , de·fer1 / diˈfər/ • v. (-ferred , -fer·ring ) [tr.] put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone: they deferred the decision until February… debark , de·bark1 / dēˈbärk/ • v. [intr.] leave a ship or aircraft. ∎ [tr.] unload (cargo or troops) from a ship or aircraft. DERIVATIVES: de·bar·ka·tion / ˌd… De Broglie , de Broglie
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