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   for·ma·tion

   /fôrˈmāSH(ə)n/

   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
   • ▪ a structure or arrangement of something: "a cloud formation" Similar configurationarrangementpatternarrayalignmentpositioningdispositionorderorderingorganizationdesignmarshalinggroupinglayoutformat
   • ▪ a formal arrangement of aircraft in flight or troops: "a battle formation"
   • ▪ an assemblage of rocks or series of strata having some common characteristic.

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

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

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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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