how to pronounce formation

/fɔːɹˈmɛɪʃən/

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formation is pronounced in three syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of formation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… above air shows in formation is as close …”

meaning of formation

Formation is a military tactic in which troops are deployed in a line or column formation.

formation frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word formation occurs in english on average 8.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics formation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that formation can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;