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Pronunciation / Transliteration: formation
"La formation des nuages annonce la pluie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action of forming or process of being formed.
"The formation of the new government took several weeks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin formatio(n-), from formare 'to form'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "formation" is said worldwide
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formation
Transliteration: formation
"La formation des nuages annonce la pluie."
Bildung
Transliteration: Bildung
"Die Bildung neuer Zellen ist ein komplexer Prozess."
formazione
Transliteration: formazione
"La formazione rocciosa è molto antica."
formación
Transliteration: formación
"La formación de hielo en la carretera es peligrosa."
formação
Transliteration: formação
"A formação profissional é essencial para o emprego."
गठन
Transliteration: gathan
"समiti का गठन कल किया गया था।"
形成
Transliteration: xíngchéng
"岩石的形成需要数百万年。"
형성
Transliteration: hyeongseong
"구름의 형성은 대기 중에서 일어납니다."
形成
Transliteration: keisei
"新しい組織の形成が発表された。"
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