"variform" meaning in English

See variform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪfɔɹm/ [General-American], /ˈvæɹɪfɔːm/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From vari- + -form. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|vari|form}} vari- + -form Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} variform (not comparable)
  1. That can take various forms. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-variform-en-adj-Lz6uYPhZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with vari-, English terms suffixed with -form, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with vari-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -form: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪfɔɹm/ [General-American], /ˈvæɹɪfɔːm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: variforms [plural]
Etymology: From vari- + -form. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|vari|form}} vari- + -form Head templates: {{en-noun}} variform (plural variforms)
  1. Something that can take various forms.
    Sense id: en-variform-en-noun-9kCNgYml Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with vari-, English terms suffixed with -form, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with vari-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -form: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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