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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Formation \For*ma"tion\ (f[o^]r*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. formatio:
     cf. F. formation.]
     1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a
        shaping. --Beattie.
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     2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure;
        construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar
        formation of the heart.
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     3. A substance formed or deposited.
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     4. (Geol.)
        (a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with
            reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation
            about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.
        (b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the
            Eocene formation.
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     5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a
        square, column, etc. --Farrow.
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