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formation
noun
the act of forming or establishing something
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ORMATIO
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
fɔɹ.ˈmeɪ.ʃən
Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of forming or establishing something
“the constitution of a PTA group last year”
noun
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
noun
creation by mental activity
“the formation of sentences”
noun
a particular spatial arrangement
noun
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
“a defensive formation”
noun
(geology) the geological features of the earth
noun
natural process that causes something to form
“the formation of gas in the intestine”
In context
Example Sentences
the constitution of a PTA group last year
it was the establishment of his reputation
he still remembers the organization of the club
the formation of sentences
the formation of memories
a defensive formation
a formation of planes
the formation of gas in the intestine
the formation of crystals
the formation of pseudopods
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