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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… Relation , RELATION
Relation, from the Latin, relatio (referre, relatum ), means a reference, bearing, or towardness, and relative signifies the substantive mea… 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… related , re·lat·ed / riˈlātid/ • adj. belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected: sleeping sickness and related diseases. ∎ [in comb.] associated… Anthropo- , anthropo- comb. form of Gr. ánthrōpos man; e.g. anthrōpológos treating of man, whence modL. anthrōpologia, Eng. anthropology (XVI); ecclGr. anthrōpom… Life-form , life-form The structure, form, habits, and life history of an organism. In plants, especially, characteristic life-forms, in particular morphological…
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