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well-formed
[ wel-fawrmd ]
/ ˈwɛlˈfɔrmd /
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adjective
rightly or pleasingly formed: a well-formed contour.
Linguistics. (of an utterance) conforming to the rules of a language; grammatical (opposed to ill-formed).
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Origin of well-formed
First recorded in 1510–20
OTHER WORDS FROM well-formed
well-form·ed·ness [wel-fawr-mid-nis, -fawrmd-], /ˈwɛlˈfɔr mɪd nɪs, -ˈfɔrmd-/, nounWords nearby well-formed
well-fed, well-financed, well-finished, well-fitted, well-fixed, well-formed, well-fortified, well-found, well-founded, well-furnished, well-governed
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British Dictionary definitions for well-formed
well-formed
adjective
logic linguistics (of a formula, expression, etc) constructed in accordance with the syntactic rules of a particular system; grammatically correct
Derived forms of well-formed
well-formedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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