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- pronunciation:
- for
meI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of forming or the state of being formed.
- antonyms:
- destruction
- similar words:
- constitution, generation
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| definition 2: |
the way in which something is formed.
a crystalline formation of rock
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| definition 3: |
that which has been formed.
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| definition 4: |
a particular arrangement, esp. of military troops.
The company marched in formation.
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| related words: |
composition, development, echelon, form, lay, line, manufacture |
adjective + (n.)formation
adolescent, conducive, discursive, geologic, geological, ideological, initial, massive, planetary, priestly, rapid, reticular, spiritual, star, structural, subsequent, theological, tight, triangular, volcanic
verb + (n.)formation
announce, block, contribute, encourage, facilitate, fly, induce, influence, inhibit, interfere, lead, march, precede, prevent, promote, result, stimulate, trigger
(n.)formation
+ verb
clot
noun + (n.)formation
abscess,
acid,
astronomer,
attitude,
bone,
burst,
canon,
capital,
cave,
cloud,
collagen,
concept,
coral,
dynamics,
epoch,
galaxy,
habit,
hypothesis,
ice,
identity,
impression,
infantry,
lava,
limestone,
mechanism,
pact,
planet,
plaque,
process,
rock,
sandstone,
scar,
seminary,
shotgun,
soil,
star,
theory,
tumor,
ulcer
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| derivation: |
formational (adj.) |
The word formation
contains the following part:
form
Latin
root
that means shape, form
  Example words:
aliform, antiformalist, antireform, auriform, coliform, conform, conformable, conformal, conformance, conformation, conformity, cruciform, cubiform, cuneiform, deform, deformation, deformed, deformity, form, formal, formalism, formality, formalize, formally, format, formation, formative, formless, formula, formularize, formulary, formulate, formulize, fusiform, inform, informal, informality, informant, information, informed, informer, iodoform, malformation, malformed, misinform, multiform, napiform, oviform, piciform, piliform, reform, reformation, reformatory, reformed, reformer, reformist, reniform, semiformal, transform, transformation, transformer, unformed, uniform, uniformity, variform, vermiform
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