formação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmātiōnem. By surface analysis, formar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: for‧ma‧ção

Noun

formação f (plural formações)

  1. formation
  2. organization
  3. development
  4. background

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:formação.

Further reading

  • formação” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913