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NOUN (3)

1. a substance prepared according to a formula;
- Example: "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
[syn: formulation, preparation]

2. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally;
[syn: conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation]

3. the style of expressing yourself;
- Example: "he suggested a better formulation"
- Example: "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
[syn: formulation, expression]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Formulation \For`mu*la"tion\, n.
   The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a
   formula.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

formulation
    n 1: a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician
         prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" [syn:
         formulation, preparation]
    2: inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and
       formulating it mentally [syn: conceptualization,
       conceptualisation, formulation]
    3: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better
       formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he
       cared" [syn: formulation, expression]