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Japanese schoolgirls wearing school uniforms.
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[ Adjective

uniform (comparative more uniform, superlative most uniform)

Positive
uniform

Comparative
more uniform

Superlative
most uniform

  1. Unvarying; all the same.
  2. Consistent; conforming to one standard.

[ Translations

[ Noun

Singular
uniform

Plural
uniforms

uniform (plural uniforms)

  1. A distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group.
  2. Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet, informally known as the NATO phonetic alphabet.
  3. A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
    • 1996, S. J. Rozan, Concourse,[1] Macmillan, ISBN 0-312-95944-3, page 265,
      Skeletor held the gun against Speedo’s head, held Speedo between himself and the cops who stood, motionless and futile, where they’d stopped. Robinson, Lindfors, Carter, three uniforms and I watched helpless as Skeletor, dragging Speedy with him, inched out the gate, started backing down the hill.
    • 2001, Christine Wiltz, The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld,[2] Da Capo Press, ISBN 0-306-81012-3, page 113,
      Four men flew out of it, three uniforms and one in what appeared to be an English riding outfit—boots, whip, the whole nine yards. [] He called out, “I’m the superintendent of police.”
    • 2004, Will Christopher Baer, Penny Dreadful,[3] MacAdam/Cage Publishing, ISBN 1-931561-81-8, page 81,
      Eyes to the front now and there was the body, a lump of black and brown. Moon counted three uniforms and a photographer, thee medical examiner and his assistant.

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[ Dutch

[ Pronunciation

[ Noun

uniform n. (plural uniformen, diminutive uniformpje)

  1. Uniform; a distinctive outfit.

[ Adjective

uniform, uniforme (no comparative; no superlative)

  1. Uniform.

[ Italian

[ Adjective

uniform m.

  1. Plural form of uniforme

[ Swedish

[ Pronunciation

[ Noun

Inflection for uniform Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative uniform uniformen uniformer uniformerna
Genitive uniforms uniformens uniformers uniformernas

uniform c.

  1. Uniform; a distinctive outfit.
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