Form and Precedent

Form

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

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Precedent and form are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Form".

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

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Form and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Form" instead a noun "Precedent".

human	human form	human precedent
good	good form	good precedent
similar	similar form	similar precedent
original	original form	original precedent
Other adjectives: actual, real, bad, new, early, older.

Welcome Back, Kotter : While the Sweathogs are considerably older than the usual Mouthy Kid, they form an obvious precedent.

Source: Mouthy Kid
Unsurprisingly given all the precedent in comic book form alone, superhero RPGs in general have these, and "psychic" or "psionic" is typically treated as its own distinct "power source".

Source: Psychic Powers
While the 'courage punch' had some precedent (the important of courage having been used numerous times, but never quite so explicitly), things like Maka's Weapon form and Kid's Sanzu Lines had no such setup whatsoever.

Source: Strong as They Need to Be

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