morphe

<philosophical terminology, history of philosophy> Greek word for the shape or figure of a thing. Hence, for Aristotle, the fundamental cause which, in conjunction with hylÍ, constitutes a natural object as a hylomorphic composite.

[A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names]

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