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(1):

(n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.

(2):

(n.) A substance formed or deposited.

(3):

(n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.

(4):

(n.) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation.

(5):

(n.) The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

(6):

(n.) The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Formation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/formation.html. 1828.
 
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