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    [Noun]  | "for*ma*tion" | \ fȯr-ˈmā-shən \


    1: an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development

    2: something that is formed

    3: the manner in which a thing is formed : structure


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "back-for*ma*tion" | \ ˈbak-fȯr-ˈmā-shən \


    1: a word formed by subtraction of a real or supposed affix from an already existing longer word (such as burgle from burglar)

    2: the formation of back-formations


    Origin: 1888 ;

    [Noun]  | "I formation" 


    1: an offensive football formation in which the running backs line up in a line directly behind the quarterback


    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Noun]  | "punt formation" 


    1: an offensive football formation in which a back making a punt stands approximately 10 yards behind the line and the other backs are in blocking position close to the line


    Origin: 1920 ;

    [Noun]  | "reticular formation" 


    1: a mass of nerve cells and fibers situated primarily in the brain stem that plays an important role in controlling autonomic functions (such as respiration), reflexive movement, posture and balance, and consciousness and the sleep-wake cycle


    Origin: 1887 ;

    [Noun]  | "self-for*ma*tion" | \ ˌself-fȯr-ˈmā-shən \


    1: the act or process of forming or developing oneself or itself


    Origin: circa 1713 ;

    [Noun]  | "spread formation" 


    1: an offensive football formation in which the pass receivers are spread out across the field


    Origin: 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "T formation" 


    1: an offensive football formation in which the fullback lines up behind the center and quarterback with one halfback stationed on each side of the fullback


    Origin: 1930 ;

    [Idiom]  | "break formation" 


    1: to stop being or moving together in an organized group

    [Verb]  | "re-form" | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfȯrm \


    1: to form again

    2: to take form again


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "formation" 


    1: the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized;


      * e.g., " ... geese flying south in a V-formation "



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     [ "formation" ]

    1: Both the literal and metaphorical, formation is the rallying call to both Beyonce fans and Beyonce haters. For the fans its a call to stand up and fight for what is just, what you believe in, for cultural diversity and for equality among colors, sexes, orientations, wealth classes and any oppressed demographic. For the haters, get "in formation" is more of a metaphorical meaning. Inform yourself! Just because you don't quit get it or understand it, doesn't mean it's against you and you should hate it.

      * e.g.,  ... (Employers found to be paying women less at your job?) 

     [ "formation" ]

    1: An act of slayage; the position of slay. Created by Beyoncé, the queen of music.

      * e.g.,  ... "Okay ladies now let's get in formation 'cause I slay 

     [ "the format" ]

    1: An awesome band that combines pop-culture from the 70s & 80's, and punk/alternative music. They hail from Arizona and are comprised of 2 guy; Nate and Sam.

      * e.g.,  ... I saw The Format perform with Something Corporate, RX Bandits, and Days Away in San Diego in December. 

     [ "the Format" ]

    1: A pop/indie/rock band; the greatest band that has ever existed, and ever will exist. They are worshiped as gods by millions of people.

      * e.g.,  ... I love the Format; they're even better than the Beatles. 

     [ "format" ]

    1: formatting your hard drive, this will make it possible to store data on your hard drive

      * e.g.,  ... format c: /s = This will format your main hard drive to be bootable. Please don't execute this command on a correct working personal computer 

     [ "A Formation" ]

    1: From the H formation, the two guys give a hefty high five, which forms the letter "A".

      * e.g.,  ... Fabian and Fabio pulled off the A formation right after the H Formation. It was all good in nature. 

     [ "formatically" ]

    1: Formatically means the consideration of the form of a piece of literature with regards to its style and/or genre

      * e.g.,  ... Formatically speaking, Middlemarch is shit. 

     [ "formatitis" ]

    1: When one has a constant urge to format their computer or change operating systems over and over.

      * e.g.,  ... FORMAT C: /fs:ntfs /q 

     [ "Format" ]

    1: the act of a man changing a lesbian back to a straight woman

      * e.g.,  ... I wanted to date this bad chick but found out she was a lesbian so i had to format her for proper usage. 

     [ "formatting" ]

    1: The defined appearance of text, especially used in webdesign and publishing.

      * e.g.,  ... "That text is way too small. You should change the formatting to make the page more readable." 

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