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FORMATIVE , FORMATIVE.
1. In PHILOLOGY, a derivational AFFIX, especially one that determines part of speech or WORD class: -ness in darkness, forming a noun from… Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , LESSING, GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM
(1729–1781), German dramatist, critic, theologian, and most prominent proponent of the German Enlightenment. A son of the c… Form , FORM
From the Latin forma, a term signifying figure or shape or "that which is seen" (Gr. ε[symbol omitted]δος) and having many derived meanings, suc… Breathless , breath·less / ˈbre[unvoicedth]lis/ • adj. gasping for breath, typically due to exertion: the climb left me breathless. ∎ short of breath or appearing… conformable , con·form·a·ble / kənˈfôrməbəl/ • adj. (usu. conformable to) (of a person) disposed or accustomed to conform to what is acceptable or expected. ∎ simi… Sodium Sulfate , Glau·ber's salt / ˈgloubərz/ • n. (also Glau·ber's salts) a crystalline hydrated form of sodium sulfate, used chiefly as a laxative.
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