Hyphenation of formation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word formation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

for-ma-tion

Definitions of formation:

1.
An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
A defensive formation A formation of planes
2.
The act of fabricating something in a particular shape
3.
The act of forming or establishing something
The constitution of a PTA group last year It was the establishment of his reputation He still remembers the organization of the club
4.
(geology) the geological features of the earth
5.
A particular spatial arrangement
6.
Natural process that causes something to form
The formation of gas in the intestine The formation of crystals The formation of pseudopods
7.
Creation by mental activity
The formation of sentences The formation of memories

Synonyms of formation:

noun arrangement
noun placement, arrangement
noun shaping, fabrication, manufacture
noun constitution, establishment, organization, organisation, beginning, start, commencement
noungeological formation, natural object
nounnatural process, natural action, action, activity
nouncreating by mental acts

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