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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [UK], /fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [US], /foːˈmæɪ.ʃən/ [General-Australian] Forms: formations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from fōrmō (“form”, verb); see form as verb. Morphologically form + -ation Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|formacioun}} Middle English formacioun, {{m|enm|formation}} formation, {{der|en|fro|formacion}} Old French formacion, {{der|en|la|fōrmātiō}} Latin fōrmātiō, {{m|la|fōrmō|pos=v|t=form}} fōrmō (“form”, verb), {{suffix|en|form|ation|nocat=1}} form + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} formation (countable and uncountable, plural formations)
  1. The act of assembling a group or structure. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of assembling a group or structure): ձեւավորում (jewavorum) (Armenian), կազմավորում (kazmavorum) (Armenian), будава́нне (budavánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), формиране (formirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), образуване (obrazuvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), formatie [feminine] (Dutch), muodostaminen (Finnish), muodostus (Finnish), Bildung [feminine] (German), képződés (Hungarian), kialakulás (Hungarian), létrejövés (Hungarian), megalakulás (Hungarian), -alakulás (Hungarian), formasi (Indonesian), 조립 (jorip) (Korean), veidošana [feminine] (Latvian), formazzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), faîs'sie [feminine] (Norman), utworzenie [neuter] (Polish), formacja [feminine] (Polish), образова́ние (obrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), формирова́ние (formirovánije) [neuter] (Russian), созда́ние (sozdánije) [neuter] (Russian), sabuo (Tagalog), ఏర్పాటు (ērpāṭu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-fMAdxxDF Disambiguation of 'act of assembling a group or structure': 68 10 2 2 2 4 2 1 10
  2. Something possessing structure or form. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something possessing structure or form): ձեւավորում (jewavorum) (Armenian), կազմավորում (kazmavorum) (Armenian), формация (formacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), formatie [feminine] (Dutch), formigo (Esperanto), muodostelma (Finnish), muodostuma (Finnish), -muodostus (Finnish), alakulat (Hungarian), képződmény (Hungarian), 구조 (gujo) (Korean), formazzjoni [feminine] (Maltese), formacja [feminine] (Polish), образова́ние (obrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), структу́ра (struktúra) [feminine] (Russian), констру́кция (konstrúkcija) [feminine] (Russian), formation (Swedish), నిర్మాణం (nirmāṇaṁ) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-yb~MOb9q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 21 8 7 5 12 7 24 Disambiguation of 'something possessing structure or form': 9 66 4 2 2 3 3 1 10
  3. The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics): kialakítás (Hungarian), megalakítás (Hungarian), létrehozás (Hungarian), -alkotás [in-compounds] (Hungarian), -képzés (Hungarian), formacja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-7Bj-HTZr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 21 8 7 5 12 7 24 Disambiguation of 'process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics': 1 2 79 2 2 1 3 3 5
  4. (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military Translations (military: grouping of units under a command): формация (formacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), formatie [feminine] (Dutch), muodostelma (Finnish), alakulat (Hungarian), fíor [feminine] (Irish), 편대 (pyeondae) (Korean), formacja [feminine] (Polish), формирова́ние (formirovánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-cCjOloQS Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military: grouping of units under a command': 4 4 9 54 3 7 5 3 11
  5. (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (geology: rock or face of a mountain): կազմավորում (kazmavorum) (Armenian), törəmə (Azerbaijani), rotsformatie [feminine] (Dutch), muodostuma (Finnish), képződmény (Hungarian), formáció (Hungarian), 지층 (jicheung) (Korean), formacja [feminine] (Polish), форма́ция (formácija) [feminine] (Russian), thành hệ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-IOneI5o2 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: rock or face of a mountain': 4 4 4 3 63 7 2 2 10
  6. (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation". Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military Translations (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft): παράταξις (parátaxis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), строй (stroj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), formatie [feminine] (Dutch), muodostelma (Finnish), alakzat (Hungarian), fíor [feminine] (Irish), 대형 (daehyeong) (Korean), 진형 (jinhyeong) (Korean), formasjon [masculine] (Norwegian), formacja [feminine] (Polish), строй (stroj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-YfUs3LiY Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft': 3 3 2 4 1 67 14 1 4
  7. (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-4fYvyijN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 21 8 7 5 12 7 24 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation): vorming (Dutch), koulutus (Finnish), pályaorientáció (Hungarian), formasi (Indonesian), izglītība [feminine] (Latvian), formação [feminine] (Portuguese), образова́ние (obrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian), обуче́ние (obučénije) [neuter] (Russian), forma (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-7jqwbXu5 Disambiguation of 'process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation': 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 89 2
  9. (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Category theory
    Sense id: en-formation-en-noun-hisnbBf~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 21 8 7 5 12 7 24 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: mass formation, geologic formation Related terms: form

Noun [French]

IPA: /fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-formation.wav Forms: formations [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French formacion, borrowed from Latin fōrmātiōnem. Cf. also the archaic formaison. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|formacion|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French formacion, {{inh+|fr|fro|formacion}} Inherited from Old French formacion, {{bor|fr|la|fōrmātiō|fōrmātiōnem}} Latin fōrmātiōnem, {{m|fr|formaison}} formaison Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} formation f (plural formations)
  1. formation, forming, development Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-formation-fr-noun-Ym7SE9FM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 44 51 5
  2. education; training Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-formation-fr-noun-DzPUb9Hk Disambiguation of Education: 0 100 0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 44 51 5
  3. (military) formation Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-formation-fr-noun-PrlcvvJm Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autoformation Related terms: forme

Noun [Swedish]

IPA: /fɔrmaˈɧuːn/
Etymology: From Latin formatio. Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|la|formatio}} Latin formatio Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} formation c, {{sv-noun|c}} formation c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], formation [indefinite, nominative, singular], formationen [definite, nominative, singular], formationer [indefinite, nominative, plural], formationerna [definite, nominative, plural], formations [genitive, indefinite, singular], formationens [definite, genitive, singular], formationers [genitive, indefinite, plural], formationernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. formation Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-formation-sv-noun-PrlcvvJm Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "back formation"
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      "word": "Christmas tree formation"
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      "word": "formation exposure time"
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      "word": "formation lap"
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      "word": "formation rule"
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      "word": "formation water"
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      "word": "free cell formation"
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      "word": "I formation"
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      "word": "loan formation"
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      "word": "missing man formation"
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      "word": "progressive longways formation"
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      "word": "reticular formation"
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      "word": "rock formation"
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          "text": "Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.\nAudio (US) (file)"
        }
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          "_dis1": "68 10 2 2 2 4 2 1 10",
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          "roman": "jewavorum",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "_dis1": "68 10 2 2 2 4 2 1 10",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obrazuvane",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          ],
          "word": "образуване"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          "word": "formatie"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          "word": "Bildung"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "képződés"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "létrejövés"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "megalakulás"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "-alakulás"
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        {
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "formasi"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jorip",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "조립"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          "word": "veidošana"
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          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "formazzjoni"
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        {
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "faîs'sie"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          "word": "utworzenie"
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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          "word": "formacja"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obrazovánije",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "образова́ние"
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        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "formirovánije",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "формирова́ние"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sozdánije",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "созда́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 10 2 2 2 4 2 1 10",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "sabuo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 10 2 2 2 4 2 1 10",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "ērpāṭu",
          "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
          "word": "ఏర్పాటు"
        }
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "glosses": [
        "Something possessing structure or form. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "Something possessing structure or form."
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      "id": "en-formation-en-noun-yb~MOb9q",
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          "_dis1": "9 66 4 2 2 3 3 1 10",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "jewavorum",
          "sense": "something possessing structure or form",
          "word": "ձեւավորում"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kazmavorum",
          "sense": "something possessing structure or form",
          "word": "կազմավորում"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 66 4 2 2 3 3 1 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "formacija",
          "sense": "something possessing structure or form",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "формация"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 66 4 2 2 3 3 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "something possessing structure or form",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "formatie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 66 4 2 2 3 3 1 10",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something possessing structure or form",
          "word": "formigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 66 4 2 2 3 3 1 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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      "ipa": "/fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "something possessing structure or form",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "kazmavorum",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "word": "կազմավորում"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "budavánnje",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "formirane",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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        "neuter"
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    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "formatie"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "hu",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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      "code": "hu",
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    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jorip",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "utworzenie"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "formacja"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "obrazovánije",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "образова́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sozdánije",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "созда́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "word": "sabuo"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ērpāṭu",
      "sense": "act of assembling a group or structure",
      "word": "ఏర్పాటు"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics",
      "word": "kialakítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics",
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      "word": "-alkotás"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kazmavorum",
      "sense": "geology: rock or face of a mountain",
      "word": "կազմավորում"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "geology: rock or face of a mountain",
      "word": "törəmə"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "geology: rock or face of a mountain",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "geology: rock or face of a mountain",
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    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jicheung",
      "sense": "geology: rock or face of a mountain",
      "word": "지층"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "geology: rock or face of a mountain",
      "word": "thành hệ"
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      "roman": "formacija",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "nl",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "fíor"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pyeondae",
      "sense": "military: grouping of units under a command",
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      "code": "pl",
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        "feminine"
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      "sense": "military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft",
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        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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    },
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      "code": "ga",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jinhyeong",
      "sense": "military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft",
      "word": "진형"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "formasjon"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "ru",
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        "masculine"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation",
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      "code": "id",
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