Act and Form

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Form and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Form" instead the word "Act" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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Act and form are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Form" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

old	old act	old form
good	good act	good form
physical	physical act	physical form
particular	particular act	particular form
Other adjectives: similar, common, original, single, popular, small, actual, real, evil, bad, ultimate, new, final, last.

On one occasion a Mazoku took the form of the default form of another Mazoku to act as bait for Lina and co, who were trying to track the other Mazoku.

Source: Shapeshifter Default Form
This was codified with the Marvel Comics' X-Men in the form of the "Mutant Registration Act", where it provided a metaphor for discussing racial and/or communist themes.

Source: Super Registration Act
Real Life apes are the most extreme form of this trope, since some of them not only act like humans, they are humans, while others act like animals.

Source: Furry Confusion / Real Life

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