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u·ni·formed

   [yoo-nuh-fawrmd]
adjective
wearing a uniform.
Origin:
1805–15; uniform + -ed3

Related forms
un·u·ni·formed, adjective

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u·ni·form

   [yoo-nuh-fawrm]
adjective
1.
identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
2.
without variations in detail: uniform output; a uniform surface.
3.
constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform kindness; uniform velocity.
4.
constituting part of a uniform: to be issued uniform shoes.
5.
Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc.: a uniform bound.
noun
6.
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
7.
a word used in communications to represent the letter U.
verb (used with object)
8.
to make uniform or standard.
9.
to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin ūnifōrmis (adj.), equivalent to ūni- uni- + -fōrmis -form

Related forms
u·ni·form·ly, adverb
u·ni·form·ness, noun
non·u·ni·form, adjective
self-u·ni·form, noun
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uniform
1530s, "of one form," from M.Fr. uniforme (14c.), from L. uniformis "having one form," from uni- "one" (see uni-) + forma "form" (see form). The noun meaning "distinctive clothes worn by one group" is first attested 1748, from Fr. uniforme.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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