Kilo Lingo

/ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/

Line drawing of uniform
Coloured illustration of uniform
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Translation

The same set of clothes worn by everyone in a school, a job, or an army.

Word origin

From Latin uniformis, "of one form", from unus (one) and forma (shape).

Origin
Latin
Root
uniformis
English cognates
unit, form

Grammar

Gender
Pluraluniforms

Examples

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A "uniform" is the same for everyone in the group.

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Here "uniform" is the clothing worn for a job.

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"In uniform" means wearing the clothes of your job.

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This word is part of lesson 33.