| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  fûrm |
| NOUN: | 1. A commercial partnership of two or more persons, especially when unincorporated. 2. The name or designation under which a company transacts business. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian firma, from firmare, to ratify by signature, from Medieval Latin firm re, from Latin, to confirm, from firmus, firm. See dher- in Appendix I.
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