formation Copy link Outline I. The act of forming or constructing1. conformātio2. fictio (e. g. nominum)3. in all senses, usu. expr. by verbII. That which is formed; construction (objectively)1. conformātio2. forma, fĭgūra • formation: I. The act of forming or constructing: 1. conformātio: the f. of words, c. verborum, Cic. 2. fictio (e. g. nominum): Quint. 3. in all senses, usu. expr. by verb: ancient grammar explains the f. of each word by the poet, antiqua grammatica ostendit quemadmodum quodque poeta finxerit verbum, Varr.: in the f. of the character of a youth, *in adolescente formando atque instituendo, etc.: v. to form. II. That which is formed; construction (objectively): 1. conformātio: what f. of the features can be more beautiful than that of man? quae c. lineamentorum humana potest esse pulchrior? Cic. N. D. 1, 18, 47: the f. of the soul, c. animi, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 50. 2. forma, fĭgūra: v. form, shape.
FORMATION Copy link • FORMATIONconformatio (e.g., lineamentorum; of words, verborum or vocum): figura: species: forma (form). (The words are found in this connection and order.) conformatio et figura (e.g., of the whole face or body, totius oris et corporis): ☞ formatio rare; Vitr., of a sketch, etc. The formation of words, fictio nominum, vocum. With reference to the character, etc., cultus: educatio: disciplina (by education and instruction): institutio (in a particular department): ☞ formatio morum, post-classical, Sen.