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free-form en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹi.foɹm/ (General-American)

Etymology

free + form

Meanings

1. Having an unconventional, variable or asymmetric form.
   • This annual March gathering of the digital elite, held at a resort near Tucson, is a combination of a three-day free-form think tank and schmooze-athon where the latest trends are dissected and, in the corridors or on the golf course, deals are hatched. 1996 April 15, Amy Cortese, Amy Barrett, Paul Eng, and Linda Himelstein, “The Online World of Steve Case”, in BusinessWeek:
2. (qualifier:roleplaying games) Referring to a roleplaying game which does not use a formal system of rules.

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Translations (4)

fi vapaamuotoinen (having an unconventional form) · vi tự do (having an unconventional form) · vi bất thường (having an unconventional form) · vi thay đổi (having an unconventional form)

free-form en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹi.foɹm/ (General-American)

Etymology

free + form

Meanings

1. A free-form shape or artwork.
   • The background shapes are also called 'negative' shapes and are found between the positive shapes – in this case, the rectangles, triangles, circles and freeforms. 2014, Laura Reiter, Beginner's Guide to Abstract Art:

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