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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-mat
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr mæt



Definition of format

Origin :
  • 1840, via French format (18c.), ultimately from Modern Latin liber formatus "a book formed" (in such and such a way), referring to shape, size; from past participle of formare "to form" (see form (v.)).
  • noun layout, plan
Example sentences :
  • The format is pleasant, the book-marker voluptuous, the binding Arty-and-Crafty.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • The format of an invitation is not so important as its taste.
  • Extract from : « How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) » by Mary Owens Crowther
  • Some adaptations from the original text were made to format it into an e-text.
  • Extract from : « Beyond Good and Evil » by Friedrich Nietzsche
  • It was changed to plain text to match the format of the rest of the text.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Sam » by Albert Mathews
  • Format technique is just a fraction of producing an appealing play.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Digger » by Winston Marks
  • A page reference was added to the moved footnote to match the format of other endnotes.
  • Extract from : « Candide » by Voltaire
  • Change in format for Article headings beginning P. 629 retained as in the original.
  • Extract from : « History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 » by George Ticknor Curtis
  • The format, but not the content, of quoted letters has been slightly changed to accommodate the format of the etext.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • He is marvellously and terribly particular and fussy about the format of the books issued by his firm.
  • Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
  • The catalogues until 1910, when even Whistler's format was discarded, are the most interesting issued by any society.
  • Extract from : « The Life of James McNeill Whistler » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

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