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   formation

   /fəˈmeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of forming or process of being formed: "the formation of the Great Rift Valley" Similar emergencecoming into beinggenesisdevelopmentevolutionoriginationshapinggenerationestablishmentsetting upstartgetting goinginitiationinstitutionfoundingfoundationinceptioncreationinaugurationorganizationbuildingconstructioninstallationplantingOpposite destructiondisappearancedissolution
   • 2. a 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" Similar configurationarrangementpatternarrayalignmentpositioningdispositionorderorderingorganizationdesignmarshallinggroupinglayoutformat

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin formatio(n-), from formare ‘to form’ (see form).

   Derivatives

   • 1. formational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • English (US)

     FORMATION meaning: 1. the way something is naturally made or...

   • Znaczenie Formation, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FORMATION definicja: 1. the way something is naturally made...

   • Formation: Catalan Translation

     formation translate: formació, creació. Learn more in the...

   • Formation: Korean Translation

     FORMATION translate: 형식. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   A formation is an arrangement of people or things. Planes flying in formation make a deliberate, specific pattern in the sky. Some formations are on purpose, or deliberate — like military troops marching in formation or a cheerleading squad arranging itself in formation.

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