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formation

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"Act of forming"

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9 lettersPronunciation /fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted afimnoortStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of forming or establishing something

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
  • Over a broad region, the color of a formation may change.

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