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1. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
2. back-formation
noun. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it.
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3. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of fabricating something in a particular shape.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
4. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of forming or establishing something.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
5. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] a particular spatial arrangement.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)
6. formation
noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] (geology) the geological features of the earth.
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- formation (English)
- formation (French)
- formatio (Latin)