uniform
/ˈjuːnəˌfɔːm/YOO-nuh-fawrm
/ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/YOO-nuh-fawrm
Meaningone form
Common meaning: the same throughout
Other meanings: standard clothing
- unioneLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1932 · scan
- formshape, outline, lookLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 768 · scan
‘one’ + ‘shape, outline, look’ → uniform
Journey through time
- uni — Latin ūnus “one” (path traced)
- form — Latin fōrma, -ae “shape, outline, look” (path traced)
Parts join in French.
- Latinūnus + fōrma, -ae‘one + shape, outline, look’
- Englishuniform‘the same throughout’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ūnus ‘one’ + Latin fōrma ‘shape, outline, look’.
Did you know (Latin forma, "shape",…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fōrma, p. 768 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Latin unus, "one",…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ūnus, p. 1932 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fōrma, -ae Latin “shape, outline, look”
- ūnus Latin “one”
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