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Definition of Form class

1. Noun. One of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context.

Definition of Form class

1. Noun. (context: taxonomy) A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Form Class

Literary usage of Form class

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rules for a Printed Dictionary Catalogue by Charles Ammi Cutter (1876)
"Encyclopedias and books of reference. Form (practical). Travels and adventures. Subj. (Has some similarity to a Form-class.) Railroads. Subj. Fiction. Form. ..."

2. Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue by Charles Ammi Cutter (1889)
"(Has some similarity to a Form-class.) Railroads. Sub}. Fiction. ... (Novels, a subdivision of Fiction, is properly a Form-class;- but the differentia of ..."

3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1913)
"then fall into the same form class independent of height, the "stern curve" of all trees within the same form class will show the same curvature, etc. ..."

4. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"A tree of 40 em. diameter breast high in the 0.55-class has a crown diameter of 5.5 m., and a tree of the same diameter of stem but in the 0.70-form class ..."

5. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1870)
"Tho " Scarlet " Pelargoniums I should subdivide into clasica as follows :— Class 1.—Tho " Florists' Class," for perfection of form. Class 2. ..."

6. Idaho Forester by University of Idaho College of Forestry, University of Idaho (1921)
"The average for form class .60 on the Kootenai was plotted on ... The same was done for form class .70 from the Harrison plot with like results. ..."

7. Manual of School Gymnastics: Consisting of Free Gymnastics, Dumb-bell by James Henry Smart (1893)
"TO form class IN TWO RANKS. The class being at a halt and in one rank, command: (1) Class in two ranks; (2) Right, or left; (3) FACE; (4) Forward; ..."

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