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- noun Plural form of
form . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
form .
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April 14, 2010 at 9:14 am iz troo! lukkit dose lil eef floofs an teh seerius lil faise an….*thinks uv tax forms thinks uv tax forms*
Dis may be de most - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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These different forms of the same element are called _allotropic states_ or _forms_ of the element.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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Mendel's Law was at first hailed by biologists has gradually subsided; for it has been found that though these new forms will breed true under certain conditions, they are nevertheless _cross-fertile with the original forms_, and thus the circle can be _completed back again_ by a return to the parent form, from which the new "species" can again be produced at will with the same mathematical exactness as before.
Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation George McCready Price
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But similar attempts at classification in the other forms of art are not wanting: suffice it to mention the _realistic and symbolic forms_, spoken of in painting and sculpture.
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Benedetto Croce 1909
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The further this is carried, the less is it possible to govern the forms of the background pattern; they become less discernible as contrasting _forms_, although they may be very interesting as elements of mystery and suggestive of things not actually seen.
Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship George Jack 1894
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The study of organic forms, or morphology, is thus, more than any other science, interested in the doctrine of descent, because through this doctrine it first obtained a practical knowledge of effective causes, and was able to raise itself from the humble rank of a descriptive study of _forms_ to the high position of an analytical science of _form_.
Freie wissenschaft und freie lehr. English Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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It was known that animal micro-organisms, unlike vegetable micro-organisms, after a cycle of life in which reproduction takes place by scission -- that is, by subdivision of a single body into several other bodies equal to the first, give place to _sexual forms_, masculine and feminine, which are separate, and incapable of scission, but are designed for _fusion into one another_, after which the organism recommences its cycle of scissions until it again reaches the sexual forms.
Spontaneous Activity in Education Maria Montessori 1911
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Also, that elements have bodies, and have forms, _but principles have no bodies, and no forms_. [
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The Civets – the acronym forms the name of a small nocturnal mammal – follows on from another group of emerging nations known as the "Brics": Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The Civets: a guide to the countries bearing the world's hopes for growth 2011
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And to think that you tell us that filling in forms is a waste of time … …. on March 4, 2010 at 6: 45 pm Bonzo
You Get What You Want – You Are Happy SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
slumry commented on the word forms
Thinking of Plato's World of Forms See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forms
July 21, 2007