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formation

Pronunciation: /fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of formation

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the action of forming or process of being formed:the formation of the Great Rift Valley
  • 2a thing that has been formed:strange black rock formations
  • a group of people or things in a particular arrangement or pattern:they sat in orderly ranks in a circular formation [mass noun]:the jets took off in formation

Derivatives

formational

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin formatio(n-), from formare 'to form' (see form)

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