"formative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔːmətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹmətɪv/ [General-American], [-ɾɪv] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-formative.wav Forms: more formative [comparative], most formative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English formatyve, formatif (“having the ability to form”), from Old French formatif, formative (modern French formatif), from Medieval Latin formātīvus, from Latin fōrmātus + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘doing’ or ‘related to doing’). Fōrmātus is the perfect passive participle of fōrmō (“to form, to shape”), from fōrma (“a form, shape”); further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a form, shape”) (see further at that entry). By surface analysis, form + -ative. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|adjective}}, {{inh|en|enm|formatyve}} Middle English formatyve, {{der|en|fro|formatif}} Old French formatif, {{cog|fr|formatif}} French formatif, {{der|en|ML.|formātīvus}} Medieval Latin formātīvus, {{der|en|la|fōrmātus}} Latin fōrmātus, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{cog|grc|μορφή|t=a form, shape}} Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a form, shape”), {{surf|en|form|-ative}} By surface analysis, form + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj}} formative (comparative more formative, superlative most formative)
  1. Capable of forming something.
    (biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
    Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: creant, poietic Translations (capable of producing new tissue): kudosta muodostava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-formative-en-adj-wP4V1Jxw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ative, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 26 27 22 1 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 25 19 6 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 25 23 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 27 20 4 25 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'capable of producing new tissue': 79 10 9 1 2
  2. Capable of forming something.
    (linguistic morphology) Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection.
    Categories (topical): Linguistic morphology Synonyms: creant, poietic Translations (pertaining to the formation of words): formatiivinen (Finnish), sanojen muodostukseen liittyvä (Finnish), formatif (Indonesian), словообразующий (slovoobrazujuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-formative-en-adj-l1VWSqZv Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ative, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 26 27 22 1 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 25 19 6 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 25 23 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 27 20 4 25 Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the formation of words': 2 81 1 12 3
  3. Capable of forming something. Synonyms: creant, poietic
    Sense id: en-formative-en-adj-eCvC7YWT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ative, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 26 27 22 1 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 25 19 6 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 25 23 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 27 20 4 25
  4. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something. Translations (of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something): formatiu (Catalan), kehitys- (Finnish), kasvu- (Finnish), muovaava (Finnish), formatif (French), formateur (French), წარმომქმნელი (c̣armomkmneli) (Georgian), bildend (German), formatif (Indonesian), formativo (Italian), formatore (Italian), twórczy (Polish), formativ (Romanian), образова́тельный (obrazovátelʹnyj) (Russian), formativo (Spanish), formador (Spanish), formativ (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-formative-en-adj-lg6afJq5 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something': 1 10 0 87 1
  5. (education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes. Categories (topical): Education Translations (of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes): formatiivinen (Finnish), oppimisen (Finnish), formatif (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-formative-en-adj-WTPZ4Ixy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ative, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 26 27 22 1 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 25 19 6 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 26 23 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 27 20 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 25 23 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 27 20 4 25 Topics: education Disambiguation of 'of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes': 2 3 2 1 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: formatively, formativeness, neoformative, neuroformative, postformative, preformative, reformative, unformative, vasoformative Related terms: formulative, informative Translations (capable of forming something): muotoaja (Finnish), formatif (Indonesian), operātīvus (Latin), twórczy (Polish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'capable of forming something': 33 33 33 0 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːmətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹmətɪv/ [General-American], [-ɾɪv] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-formative.wav Forms: formatives [plural]
Etymology: Sense 1 (“thing which causes formation to occur”) is derived from the noun. Sense 2.1 (“language unit”) is borrowed from German Formativ, a noun use of formativ (adjective), from Middle French formatif, from Old French formatif (see etymology 1). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|noun}}, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|thing causing formation|uc=1}} Sense 1, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|language unit|uc=1}} Sense 2.1, {{bor+|en|de|Formativ|nocap=1}} borrowed from German Formativ, {{glossary|nominalization|noun use}} noun use, {{der|en|frm|formatif}} Middle French formatif, {{der|en|fro|formatif}} Old French formatif Head templates: {{en-noun}} formative (plural formatives)
  1. A thing which causes formation to occur. Translations (thing which causes formation to occur): muotoaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-formative-en-noun-en:thing_causing_formation Disambiguation of 'thing which causes formation to occur': 94 4 2
  2. (linguistic morphology)
    A language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function (that is, forming a word from a root or another word).
    Categories (topical): Linguistic morphology Synonyms: formans, formant Hyponyms: affix Translations (language unit that has a morphological function): formatiivi (Finnish), formans [masculine] (French), formant [masculine] (French), Formativ [neuter] (German), Formans [neuter] (German), formatif (Indonesian), formant [masculine] (Polish), формати́в (formatív) [masculine] (Russian), форма́нт (formánt) [masculine] (Russian), фо̀рмант [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), fòrmant [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-formative-en-noun-en:language_unit Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 8 1 6 2 56 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 5 5 0 5 2 73 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 9 9 0 8 2 56 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 9 0 7 1 58 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 8 6 1 7 2 61 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 7 6 1 7 3 62 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 8 7 2 7 2 57 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 9 7 2 8 2 56 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 9 7 1 9 3 52 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 7 7 0 7 2 62 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 8 9 7 2 8 2 56 8 Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences Disambiguation of 'language unit that has a morphological function': 0 96 4
  3. (linguistic morphology)
    Synonym of derivative (“a word that derives from another one”)
    Categories (topical): Linguistic morphology Synonyms: descendant#Noun, reflex, derivative [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-formative-en-noun-NCFU20px Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "French formatif",
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        "Capable of producing new tissue."
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          "form#Verb"
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "producing",
          "produce#Verb"
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        [
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          "tissue",
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          "word": "kudosta muodostava"
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        "Capable of forming something.",
        "Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection."
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          "capable"
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        ],
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          "linguistic",
          "linguistic"
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        [
          "morphology",
          "morphology"
        ],
        [
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        [
          "words",
          "word#Noun"
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          "affix",
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        ],
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        "Capable of forming something.",
        "(linguistic morphology) Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection."
      ],
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          "word": "formatiivinen"
        },
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          "word": "sanojen muodostukseen liittyvä"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "word": "formatif"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "slovoobrazujuščij",
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          "word": "словообразующий"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1614, John Selden, “The Preface”, in Titles of Honor, London: […] William Stansby for Iohn Helme, […], →OCLC, signature [b4], recto:",
          "text": "[I]ts thought, that, in the Seed are alvvaies potentially ſeuerall indiuiduating Qualities deriu'd from diuers of the neere Anceſtors, vvhich by the formatiue povver of the Parents may be expreſt in the Children, vvith reſpectiue habitude to either Sex; […]",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1866, Charles Darwin, “Hybridism”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], 4th edition, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 293:",
          "text": "Hybrids, […] have their reproductive organs functionally impotent, as may be clearly seen in the state of the male element in both plants and animals; though the formative organs themselves are perfect in structure, as far as the microscope reveals.",
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        "Capable of forming something."
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        [
          "Capable",
          "capable"
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          "forming",
          "form#Verb"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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        {
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        }
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        {
          "text": "My formative years were spent in an inner city.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-formative-en-adj-lg6afJq5",
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        [
          "formation",
          "formation"
        ],
        [
          "subsequent",
          "subsequent#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "growth",
          "growth"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "formatiu"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "kehitys-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "kasvu-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "muovaava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "formatif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "formateur"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
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          "roman": "c̣armomkmneli",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "წარმომქმნელი"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "formatif"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
          "word": "formativo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
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        },
        {
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          "word": "formativ"
        },
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 10 0 87 1",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something",
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        }
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          "orig": "en:Education",
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            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ative",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 27 20 5 24",
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          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 25 19 6 29",
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          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "assessment"
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        [
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          "use#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "guide",
          "guide#Verb"
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        [
          "learning",
          "learning#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "quantify",
          "quantify"
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        [
          "educational",
          "educational#Adjective"
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          "outcome",
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        "(education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes."
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        "education"
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          "_dis1": "2 3 2 1 92",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes",
          "word": "formatiivinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 2 1 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes",
          "word": "oppimisen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 2 1 92",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes",
          "word": "formatif"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹmətɪv/",
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "[-ɾɪv]",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33 0 1",
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      "sense": "capable of forming something",
      "word": "muotoaja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33 0 1",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "formatif"
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          "thing",
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          "formation"
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        [
          "occur",
          "occur"
        ]
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          "_dis1": "94 4 2",
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        {
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          "_dis": "7 8 6 1 7 2 61 7",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 8 7 2 7 2 57 7",
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          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 7 2 8 2 56 8",
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          "name": "Terms with Indonesian translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 7 1 9 3 52 8",
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        ],
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          "morph",
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        [
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        [
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        "linguistic-morphology",
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            "neuter"
          ],
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          "lang": "Polish",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          ],
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        {
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        "linguistic-morphology",
        "linguistics",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    "Terms with Latin translations",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "muotoaja"
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      "code": "id",
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    },
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      "word": "operātīvus"
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      "word": "twórczy"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Formativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Formans"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "word": "formatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "formant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "formatív",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "формати́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "formánt",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "форма́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фо̀рмант"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "language unit that has a morphological function",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fòrmant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "formative"
}

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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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