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firm¹ (fûrm) Pronunciation Key
adj. firm·er, firm·est

Resistant to externally applied pressure.
Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue: firm muscles.
Securely fixed in place: Despite being hit by the car, the post was still firm.
Indicating or possessed of determination or resolution: a firm voice.
Constant; steadfast: a firm ally.
1. Not subject to change; fixed and definite: a firm bargain; a firm offer.
2. Unfluctuating; steady: Stock prices are still firm.
Strong and sure: a firm grasp.

tr. & intr.v. firmed, firm·ing, firms
To make or become firm. Often used with up.
adv. firmer, firmest
Without wavering; resolutely: stand firm.

[Middle English ferm, from Old French, from Latin firmus; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]
firm'ly adv., firm'ness n.

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firm² (fûrm) Pronunciation Key
n.

A commercial partnership of two or more persons, especially when unincorporated.
The name or designation under which a company transacts business.

[Italian firma, from firmare, to ratify by signature, from Medieval Latin firmāre, from Latin, to confirm, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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Firms

Firms\, n. pl. [From Firm, a.] (Arch.) The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together. [Obs.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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