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/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
Latin root: fōrmātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about formation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of assembling a group or structure. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- Something possessing structure or form.
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
Origin
From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from fōrmō (“form”, verb); see form as verb. Morphologically form + -ation.
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