Formation Definition

fôr-māshən
formations
noun
formations
A forming or being formed.
Webster's New World
The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
American Heritage
A thing formed.
Webster's New World
The way in which something is formed or arranged; structure.
Webster's New World
An arrangement or positioning, as of troops, ships, airplanes in flight, football players, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Formation

Noun

Singular:
formation
Plural:
formations

Origin of Formation

  • From Old French formacion, from Latin formatio, from formare (“to form”); see form as verb.

    From Wiktionary

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