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Uncommonformative
The correct spelling is formative.
How to pronounce formative
noun
Say it like: For-mat-ive
The correct spelling is formative. (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function. For example: "My formative years were spent in an inner city."
Usage Examples
“My formative years were spent in an inner city.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
adjective
- 1.Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
- 2.Capable of forming something.
- 3.Capable of producing new tissue.
- 4.(grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
- 5.Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
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