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1. (noun) formation
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
"a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

2. (noun) formationshaping
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape


3. (noun) constitutionestablishmentformationorganizationorganisation
the act of forming or establishing something
"the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

4. (noun) geological formationformation
(geology) the geological features of the earth


5. (noun) formation
a particular spatial arrangement


6. (noun) formation
natural process that causes something to form
"the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"

7. (noun) formation
creation by mental activity
"the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"


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