Block and Format

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Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Format and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Format" instead a noun "Block".

Format noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Block and format are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Block" with "Format", this nouns are similar.

old	old block	old format
full	full block	full format
special	special block	special format
long	long block	long format
Other adjectives: similar, normal, short, regular, current, original, single, entire, black, main, white, new, short-lived, basic, different.

Of the original six Artifact Lands of Mirrodin block, only the Darksteel Citadel has been unbanned for Modern, and all of them are still banned in Block Constructed format.

Source: Game Breaker / Magic: The Gathering
Unfortunately, when the show DID come back in HD format, it was for only 5 episodes until it got pulled...along with the entire back half of the block.

Source: Adored By The Network / Toonami
The most popular tournament format, Standard, consists of cards printed in the current block, the previous two blocks, and any standalone sets released between that time.

Source: Production Foreshadowing

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