formation
Definitions of formation
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an arrangement of people or things acting as a unitsynonyms: unitétypes:formation de vola formation of aircraft in flightligne d'arrièresthe offensive football players who line up behind the linemendéfensethe defensive football players who line up behind the linemenfilea formation of people or things one behind anotherrangéea formation of people or things one beside anotherchoeura body of dancers or singers who perform togetherrangéea line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identificationrangéean arrangement of objects or people side by side in a linequeuea line of people or vehicles waiting for somethingtype of:arrangement, mise en ordrean orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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a particular spatial arrangementsynonyms: compositiontype of:positionnementthe spatial property of the way in which something is placed
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the act of fabricating something in a particular shapesynonyms: compositiontypes:travail des métaux, usinage des métauxthe activity of making things out of metal in a skillful mannertype of:
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the act of forming or establishing somethingsynonyms: construction, organisation, structurationtypes:syndicalisationact of forming labor unionscollectivisationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivismcolonisationthe act of colonizing; the establishment of coloniestype of:
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