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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having or characterized by a usually flowing asymmetric shape or outline.
  • adjective Characterized by an unconventional or variable form.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of free-form.

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Examples

  • Many a cultural allusion has been made in recent weeks by journalists seeking to give some structure to what we former English A-level students call a freeform narrative of an election.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • If it turns out to be true that the pollster they hired, a firm called Research 2000, was doing some "freeform" research to meet the expectations they thought the Daily Kos had, rather than collecting and analyzing genuine poll data even though it might have run counter to the website's expectations, then they definitely deserve a refund.

    Lie V. Truth, Rhymes and Reasons 2010

  • If it turns out to be true that the pollster they hired, a firm called Research 2000, was doing some "freeform" research to meet the expectations they thought the Daily Kos had, rather than collecting and analyzing genuine poll data even though it might have run counter to the website's expectations, then they definitely deserve a refund.

    June 2010 2010

  • If it turns out to be true that the pollster they hired, a firm called Research 2000, was doing some "freeform" research to meet the expectations they thought the Daily Kos had, rather than collecting and analyzing genuine poll data even though it might have run counter to the website's expectations, then they definitely deserve a refund.

    Lie V. Truth, Rhymes and Reasons 2010

  • Bat Guano does a live terrestrial analog 100 watt noncommercial "freeform" FM radio program every Wednesday night.

    Archive 2009-02-01 baikinange 2009

  • The stone tiles of the floor below formed a pattern she hadn't noticed, a kind of freeform curving of gray upon white.

    Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006

  • The whole event had a kind of freeform feel to it.

    Virtual Festivals 2010

  • What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · This new version extends powerful "freeform" modeling to everyone, allowing for the creation of smooth, curved surfaces for boats, planes, rockets or anything from the imagination.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • -- WISH LIST -- C-Organizer needs to be a tad more "freeform", because record entry and recall is too rigid.

    Fileforum 2009

  • -- WISH LIST -- C-Organizer needs to be a tad more "freeform", because record entry and recall is too rigid.

    Fileforum 2009

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  • "Freeform Radio: An approach to radio programming in which a station's management gives the DJ complete control over program content. Freeform shows are as different as the personalities of DJ's, but they share a feeling of spontaneity, a tendency to play music that is not usually heard. Their ideology tends to be liberal or radical, though their program content is not usually overtly political. Many DJ's mix diverse musical styles, engage in monologues between music sets and/or accept callers on the air. The only rules that free-form DJ's are bound by are FCC regulations such as station identification and restrictions on foul language."

    - Kathleen M. O'Malley, Definition of Freeform, whmu.org, cited 23 March 2009.

    March 23, 2009