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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reformat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
re-for-mat
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English format English reformat From re- + format.

Inflected Forms

reformats (present, singular) reformatting (participle, present) reformatted (participle, past) reformatted (past) re-format (alternative)

Derived Forms

reformattable reformatter

Questions

What does reformat mean?
To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
Where does reformat come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English format English reformat From re- + format.

How to pronounce reformat

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