formation

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/fə(ɹ).ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ English

Definitions

noun

Something possessing structure or form.
The act of assembling a group or structure.
The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
A rock or face of a mountain.

Related words

Synonyms

battle formation tactical formation battle group brigade group combat team task force shaping organization organisation establishment constitution geology geological formation composition forming formative form configuration

Associated

geologic preserves fossils ordovician carboniferous devonian silurian mesozoic permian cretaceous triassic jurassic

Rhymes

trepidation indignation exhilaration veneration elation condemnation gratification inclination aspiration desolation

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