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English to English noun
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an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |  | Example: a defensive formation a formation of planes
source: wordnet30
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the act of fabricating something in a particular shape |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of forming or establishing something |  | Example: the constitution of a PTA group last year it was the establishment of his reputation he still remembers the organization of the club
source: wordnet30
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(geology) the geological features of the earth |  | source: wordnet30
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a particular spatial arrangement |  | source: wordnet30
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natural process that causes something to form |  | Example: the formation of gas in the intestine the formation of crystals the formation of pseudopods
source: wordnet30
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creation by mental activity |  | Example: the formation of sentences the formation of memories
source: wordnet30
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The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. |  | source: webster1913
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