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- pronunciation:
- for
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of forming or the state of being formed.
Ten people took part in the formation of the new science club.
- antonyms:
- destruction
- similar words:
- generation
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| definition 2: |
the way in which a thing is formed.
The drawing compared the formation of a bird's wing and a bat's wing.
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| definition 3: |
something that has been formed.
She hiked out to get a better view of the rock formation. |
| definition 4: |
a particular arrangement of people.
The soldiers waited in formation before boarding the ship.The basketball players got into a defensive formation.
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| related words: |
composition, development, form, lay, manufacture |
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| derivation: |
formational (adj.) |
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