formation
noun
the act or process of forming or the state of being formed.
subformation
-
a word derived from
formation.
Example Sentences
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Water, pure, clear and cold, is everywhere found trickling through the subformation of gravel, at a depth of from twenty to forty feet.
From The History of Peru by Henry S. Beebe
