uniform
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[ English
[ Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/, SAMPA: /"ju:nIfO:m/
- (US) enPR: yo͞oʹnə-fôrm, IPA: /ˈjunəfɔrm/, SAMPA: /"jun@fOrm/
[ Adjective
uniform (comparative more uniform, superlative most uniform)
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- Unvarying; all the same.
- Consistent; conforming to one standard.
[ Translations
unvarying
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consistent
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[ Noun
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uniform (plural uniforms)
- A distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group.
- Phonetic equivalent for the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet, informally known as the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- 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.
- 1996, S. J. Rozan, Concourse,[1] Macmillan, ISBN 0-312-95944-3, page 265,
[ Translations
distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group
[ Derived terms
[ Dutch
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
uniform n. (plural uniformen, diminutive uniformpje)
- Uniform; a distinctive outfit.
[ Adjective
uniform, uniforme (no comparative; no superlative)
[ Italian
[ Adjective
uniform m.
- Plural form of uniforme
[ Swedish
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
| Inflection for uniform | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | uniform | uniformen | uniformer | uniformerna |
| Genitive | uniforms | uniformens | uniformers | uniformernas |
uniform c.
- Uniform; a distinctive outfit.
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