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formation.

formation, forming, development

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/

  1. formation, forming, development

    feminine

  2. education; training

    feminine
    la formation juridique
    Je suis gynécologue de formation.

  3. formation

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French formacion, borrowed from Latin fōrmātiōnem. Cf. also the archaic formaison.

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