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Date "FORMA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | FORMA :PAUPERIS:. [Latin] In the character of a poor person -- a method by which a litigant without money for lawyers is considerately permitted to lose his case. When Adam long ago in Cupid's awful court (For Cupid ruled ere Adam was invented) Sued for Eve's favor, says an ancient law report, He stood and pleaded unhabilimented. "You sue in forma pauperis, I see," Eve cried; "Actions can't here be that way prosecuted." So all poor Adam's motions coldly were denied: He went away -- as he had come -- nonsuited. G.J. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Conformity | Adverb: conformably; Adjective: by rule; agreeably to; in conformity with, in accordance with, in keeping with; according to; consistently with; as usual, ad instar, instar omnium; more solito, more-majorum. for the sake of conformity; as a matter of course, of course; pro forma, for form's sake, by the card. |
Poverty | Adverb: in forma pauperis. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: FORMA |
| English words defined with "FORMA": Dispauper ♦ perfunctory, pro forma. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "FORMA": cross-reference lists ♦ Forma Pauperis, formal probate ♦ In Forma Pauperis ♦ pro forma statement, probate in solemn form ♦ solemn form probate. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "FORMA": Uniform. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "FORMA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (condition, fitness, form, Mold, mould, shape), French (formed), Hungarian (form, frame, mold, molding, mould, moulding, shape), Irish (bench), Italian (appearance, cast, figure, fitness, form, formality, formfeed, frame, make, matrix, Mold, mould, shape), Latin (appearance, beauty, case, cheese, fashion, figure, form, forma, model, mold, mould, pattern, shape), Occitan (form, shape), Papiamen (form, shape), Polish (form, shape), Portuguese (build, caul, chill-mould, cutout, die-cast, energy, fashion, fig, form, forme, former, guest-card, guise, hardiness, highness, intensity, kilter, main, make, manner, means, mode, mold, mould, posse, scheme, shape, species, stalking-horse, stretcher, way, wire mould), Romanian (arise, compose, constitute, cultivate, educate, fashion, form, frame, garrison, knead, Mold, mould, organize, shape, train), Serbo-Croatian (form), Spanish (figuration, form, lift, likeness, line, pattern, shape, similitude, turn, way), Swedish (fashion, form, forming, Mold, mould, pattern, shape, tool), Turkish (color, colour, forme, school uniform, sportsgear, strip, uniform). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Som e Forma (1970) La Forma ovalar (1970) Forma e formula (1970) Riducimi in forma canonica (2000) Amor en forma (1998) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Novaya, vysshaya forma organizatsii ... Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Var med och forma framtidens Sverige : ga med i Moderat ungdom (MUF). Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Buro, Tecno SudAmericana, Coleccion, Interieur Forma, and Esau Studio together hold 62 percent of the total market. (references) | |
A completed customs value declaration is attached to the SAD. An original invoice or pro forma invoice proving the value of the goods is also required. (references) | ||
Pricing policies are difficult to determine, because of three very distinct market segments (A, B, C). Segments A and B include multinationals and large local corporations that purchase equipment from large local firms, such as Tecno, Buro, Interieur Forma, Pivot, Coleccion, and Carvajal Internacional. (references) | ||
Economic History | Brazil | In most cases, registration is a pro forma matter. (references) |
Korea | In the past Korean law stipulated that a sales agent must be a member of AFTAK to be able to issue and make price quotations, or pro forma invoices in their own names. (references) | |
Trade | Tunisia | IMPORTERS OBTAIN HARD CURRENCY FOR PAYMENT BY PRESENTING A PRO FORMA INVOICE TO THEIR COMMERCIAL BANK. (references) |
Travel | Mexico | IMPORTANT NOTE: All foreign visitors should keep their Visitor Card (Forma Migratoria) bearing the official "FEE PAID" stamp as it will be subject to verification by inspectors of Mexico's National Immigration Institute. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "FORMA" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "FORMA" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "FORMA": ad in forma pauperis ♦ método em forma de ensaio ♦ pro forma ♦ pro forma earnings ♦ pro forma invoice ♦ pro forma statement. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "FORMA": pro-forma. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "FORMA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | proformaerklæring (pro forma statement), pro forma postering (pro forma entry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | proforma factuur (pro forma statement), pro forma opgenomen bedrag (pro forma entry), pro deo procederen (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis), gratis admissie (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis), gefingeerde rekening (fictitious account, pro forma invoice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pro forma-laskelma (pro forma statement), pro forma lasku (pro forma invoice), muodon vuoksi (for form's sake, for the sake of appearances, pro forma), käydä oikeutta maksuttoman oikeudenkäynnin turvin (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | facture simulée (pro forma invoice), procéder avec l'assistance judiciaire (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis), inscription pro forma (pro forma entry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | fingierte Rechnung (fictitious account, pro forma invoice), sich mit Armenrecht sich verteidigen (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis), Scheinfaktur (pro forma invoice), Pro-forma-Angabe (pro forma entry), Probebilanz (pro forma statement, trial balance), mit Armenrecht klagen (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προτιμολόγιο (pro forma invoice), τυπικά (perfunctorily, pro forma, typically). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | formálisan (formally, pro forma), forma kedvéért (pro forma), fiktív számla (pro forma invoice), szegényjogon perel (to sue in forma pauperis), szívességi számla (pro forma invoice), színlegesen (pro forma), pro-forma számla (pro forma invoice), látszat kedvéért (for a show, for show, pro forma), előszámla (preliminary invoice, pro forma invoice), csak látszatra (pro forma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fattura simulata (pro forma invoice), fattura fittizia (pro forma invoice), procedere ricorrendo al gratuito patrocinio (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis), iscrizione pro forma (pro forma entry), bilancio proforma (pro forma statement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | roie- (afore-, fore-, formerly, pre-, prefix fore-, preliminary, pristine, pro forma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ormafay factura fictícia (pro forma invoice), proforma (pro forma), intentar uma acção recorrendo ao benefício da assistência judiciária (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis). (various references) форма (build, chill, figure, form, format, gestalt, make, mode, mould, pattern, shape, state, type-form, uniform). (various references) factura pro forma (pro forma invoice), estado proforma (pro forma statement). (various references) fingerad faktura (pro forma invoice), föra process med rättshjälp (apply for permission to defend in forma pauperis, apply for permission to sue in forma pauperis). (various references) tahmini (approximative, calculated, conjectural, estimated, general, pro forma), tahminen (approximately, pro forma, roughly), proforma (pro forma), geçici olarak (momentarily, pro forma, pro temp, pro tempore, rough, temporarily), geçici (ad interim, Band aid, casual, curable, deciduous, ephemeral, extrinsic, fading, flying, fortuitous, fugacious, impermanent, interim, interlocutory, jury, makeshift, momentary, palliative, passing, pro forma, provisional, provisory, provo, stopgap, temporal, temporary, tentative, transient, transitory, volatile), biçimsel (formal, logistic, pro forma, stylistic), biçim sorunu olarak (pro forma). (various references) заради форми (pro forma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | forma. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 19, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Paregeneto de o prwtoV legwn kurie h mna sou proseirgasato deka mnaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Venit autem primus dicens domine mna tua decem mnas adquisivit |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þa com se forma and cwæð. hlaford. þis pund gestrynde tyn pund; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsoth the firste cam, seyinge, Lord, thi besaunt hath wunne ten besauntis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then came ye fyrst sayinge: Lorde thy pounde hath encreased ten poude. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 19, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa iyang atubangan miduol ang nahauna nga nag-ingon, `Senyor, ang imong usa ka mina hingdugangan ug napulo ka mina.` |
| Croatian | "Pristupi prvi i reèe: 'Gospodaru, tvoja mna donije deset mna.' |
| Danish | Og den første trådte frem og sagde: Herre! dit Pund har erhvervet ti Pund til. |
| Dutch | En de eerste kwam, en zeide: Heer, uw pond heeft tien ponden daartoe gewonnen. |
| Finnish | Niin ensimmäinen tuli esiin ja sanoi: `Herra, sinun leiviskäsi on tuottanut kymmenen leiviskää`. |
| French | Le premier vint, et dit: Seigneur, ta mine a rapporté dix mines. |
| German | Da trat herzu der erste und sprach: Herr, dein Pfund hat zehn Pfund erworben. |
| Hungarian | Eljöve pedig az elsõ, mondván: Uram, a te gírád tíz gírát nyert. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pelayan pertama datang dan berkata, 'Tuan, satu uang emas yang Tuan berikan itu, sudah saya jadikan sepuluh.' |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka datanglah yang pertama itu menghadap, serta berkata: Ya Tuan, perak Tuan yang sekati itu menjadi sepuluh kati lebihnya. |
| Latvian | Tad nâca pirmais un sacîja: Kungs, tava mina nopelnîja desmit minas. |
| Maori | Ka tae mai to mua, ka mea, E te ariki, ka ngahuru nga pauna kua mahia ki tau pauna. |
| Norwegian | Da kom den første frem og sa: Herre! ditt pund har kastet av sig ti pund. |
| Portuguese | Apresentou-se, pois, o primeiro, e disse: Senhor, a tua mina rendeu dez minas. |
| Rumanian | Cel dintki a venit, wi i -a zis: ,,Doamne, polul tqu a mai adus zece poli.`` |
| Russian | рТЙЫЕМ ЕТЧЩК Й УЛБЪБМ: ЗПУ П"ЙО! НЙОБ ФЧПС ТЙОЕУМБ "ЕУСФШ НЙО. |
| Shuar | `Ni takarniuri emka chikichik taa "ame Kuítrumjai takakmasan tias patasan achikmajai" timiai.' |
| Spanish | Vino el primero y dijo: 'Señor, tu mina ha producido diez minas.' |
| Swahili | Mtumishi wa kwanza akatokea, akasema: `Mheshimiwa, faida iliyopatikana ni mara kumi ya zile fedha ulizonipa.` |
| Swedish | Då kom den förste fram och sade: 'Herre, ditt pund har givit i vinst tio pund.' |
| Uma | To lomo' -na rata pai' na'uli': `Magau', doi bulawa to hampepa' to nuwai' -ka, ria-mi ana' -na hampulu'.' |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "FORMA": formabilities, formability, formable, formal, formaldehyde, formaldehydes, formalin, formalins, formalise, formalised, formalises, formalising, formalism, formalisms, formalist, formalistic, formalists, formalities, formality, formalizable, formalization, formalizations, formalize, formalized, formalizer, formalizers, formalizes, formalizing, formally, formalness, formalnesses, formals, formalwear, formamide, formamides, formant, formants, format, formate, formates, formation, formations, formative, formatively, formatives, formats, formatted, formatter, formatters, formatting. (additional references) | |
Words containing "FORMA": antiformalist, antiformalists, biotransformation, biotransformations, conformable, conformably, conformal, conformance, conformances, conformation, conformational, conformations, counterreformation, counterreformations, deformable, deformalize, deformalized, deformalizes, deformalizing, deformation, deformational, deformations, deformative, disinformation, disinformations, informal, informalities, informality, informally, informant, informants, informatics, information, informational, informationally, informations, informative, informatively, informativeness, informativenesses, informatorily, informatory, irreformabilities, irreformability, irreformable, malformation, malformations, misinformation, misinformations, nonconformance, nonconformances. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: foram. | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-m-o-r" | |
-1 letter: farm, faro, foam, fora, form, from, mora, roam. | |
-2 letters: arf, arm, far, for, fro, mar, moa, mor, oaf, oar, ora, ram, rom. | |
-3 letters: am, ar, fa, ma, mo, of, om, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-m-o-r" | |
+1 letter: femora, foamer, forams, formal, format. | |
+2 letters: aciform, aliform, ausform, femoral, fibroma, foamers, foamier, foramen, forearm, foreman, formals, formant, formate, formats, formula, frogman, fromage, nonfarm, offramp, wolfram. | |
+3 letters: aeriform, arciform, auriform, ausforms, chamfron, defoamer, farmwork, fearsome, fibromas, flatworm, footmark, foramens, foramina, forearms, foremast, forename, formable, formalin, formally, formants, formates, formulae, formulas, fromages, fumarole, fumatory, gasiform, informal, janiform, landform, leafworm, napiform, offramps, paraform, planform, platform, ramiform, reformat, variform, vasiform, waveform, wolframs. | |
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