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formats

UK/ˈfɔː.mæts//ˈfɔɹ.mæts/

formats is the plural of format.

formats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of format.

Meaning of format

Noun

format (plural formats)

  1. The layout of a publication or document.
    • The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.1896, George Haven Putnam, Books and Their Makers During the Middle Ages
  2. (broadly) The form of presentation of something.
  3. The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
    • The radio station changed the format of its evening program.
  4. A file type.

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Phrases with formats

Questions about formats

What is formats the plural of?
Formats is the plural of format.
How do you pronounce formats?
Formats is pronounced /ˈfɔɹ.mæts/ (US).

Words near formats in the dictionary

  1. formator
  2. formators
  3. formatrices
  4. formatrix
  5. formatrixes
  6. formats
  7. formattable
  8. formatted
  9. formatter
  10. formatters
  11. formatting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: formats (page history and authors); format (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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