"-form" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-fōrmis|t=having the form of}} Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), {{m|la|fōrma|t=a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks}} fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -form, {{en-suffix}} -form
  1. Having the shape or form of; looking like. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -iformes
    Sense id: en--form-en-suffix-m0jO~QZB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Synonyms: -iform (alt: with interfix -i-) Synonyms (looking like): quasi-, para-, -oid, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y Synonyms (looking like; forms adjectives from nouns only): -like Synonyms (looking like; restricted to casual registers): -ass
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From formic, from Latin formica (“ant”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|formic}} formic, {{der|en|la|formica|t=ant}} Latin formica (“ant”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -form, {{en-suffix}} -form
  1. Related to formic acid in some way. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: bromoform, chloroform, iodoform
    Sense id: en--form-en-suffix-7dk75RNF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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