format
[noun]
Synonyms: style, appearance, arrangement, construction, form, layout, look, make-up, plan, type

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I. for‧mat¹ AC /ˈfɔːmæt $ ˈfɔːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: German, from Latin formatus, past participle of formare 'to form']

1. the way in which something such as a television show or meeting is organized or arranged:
The courses were run to a consistent format.

2. the size, shape, design etc, in which something such as a book or magazine is produced:
a large-format book for the partially-sighted

3. used to talk about video, CD, tape etc when saying what type of equipment it can be played on

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II. format² AC verb (past tense and past participle formatted, present participle formatting) [transitive]

1. technical to organize the space on a computer disk so that information can be stored on it

2. to arrange the pages of a book or the information on a computer etc into a particular design:
better ways to format your spreadsheets
—formatting noun [uncountable]
—formatted adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

format
noun
ADJ. large, small | standard
VERB + FORMAT change For this year, we have decided to change the format of the conference slightly.
PREP. in a/the ~ The book is now available in a slightly smaller format.

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