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shaped

Pronunciation: /ʃeɪpt/

The English word “shaped” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
  2. Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).
  3. Designed for a particular person or thing.
  4. Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.

Etymology

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

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