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for•ma•tion /fɔrˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

the act or process of forming or the state of being formed:[uncountable]the formation of ice.
the manner in which a thing is formed;
formal structure or arrangement: [countable]a formation of jet planes.[uncountable]planes flying in formation.
Military development;
creation;
establishment:[uncountable]The Pilgrims' goal was the formation of a colony in the New World.

See -form-.

for•ma•tion (fôr mā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the act or process of forming or the state of being formed:the formation of ice.
the manner in which a thing is formed;
disposition of parts;
formal structure or arrangement.
Military
- Militarya particular disposition of troops, as in columns, squares, etc.
- any required assembling of the soldiers of a unit.
[Geol.]
- a body of rocks classed as a stratigraphic unit for geologic mapping. Cf. member (def. 8).
- the process of depositing rock or mineral of a particular composition or origin.

Latin fōrmātiōn- (stem of fōrmātiō), equivalent. to fōrmāt(us) (see form, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion
late Middle English formacioun 1375–1425

for•ma′tion•al, adj.

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formation /fɔːˈmeɪʃən/ n

the act of giving or taking form, shape, or existence
something that is formed
the manner in which something is formed or arranged
- a formal arrangement of a number of persons or things acting as a unit, such as a troop of soldiers, aircraft in flight, or a football team
- (as modifier): formation dancing
- the fundamental lithostratigraphic unit
- a series of rocks with certain characteristics in common

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