[
  {
    "word": "formation",
    "phonetic": "/f\u0259(\u0279).\u02c8me\u026a.\u0283\u0259n/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/f\u0259(\u0279).\u02c8me\u026a.\u0283\u0259n/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/f\u0254\u0279.\u02c8me\u026a.\u0283\u0259n/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Something possessing structure or form.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of assembling a group or structure.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A rock or face of a mountain.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.",
            "synonyms": [
              "battle group",
              "brigade group",
              "combat team",
              "task force"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often \"in formation\".",
            "synonyms": [
              "battle formation",
              "tactical formation"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "battle formation",
          "tactical formation",
          "battle group",
          "brigade group",
          "combat team",
          "task force"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/formation"
    ]
  }
]