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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesformativo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: foʁ.ma.ˈtʃi.vu
"Aquelas experiências foram formativas para o seu futuro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Serving to form or shape something; having a profound and lasting influence on a person's development.
"Her college years were the formative period of her artistic career." - 2
Relating to the formation or growth of something, especially in biology or linguistics.
"The formative stages of the embryo require specific environmental conditions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin formativus, from Latin formatus (past participle of formare, to form), tracing back to forma (form, figure). It entered the English language in the 17th century to describe something having the power of forming or giving form, later evolving to describe developmental stages in psychology and education.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Formative" is said worldwide
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formatif
Transliteration: for.ma.tif
"Ces années ont été formatrices pour sa personnalité."
prägend
Transliteration: pʁɛːɡnt
"Diese Jahre waren prägend für seine Entwicklung."
formativo
Transliteration: for.ma.ti.vo
"È stato un'esperienza formativa importante."
formativo
Transliteration: for.ma.ti.βo
"La infancia es una etapa muy formativa."
formativo
Transliteration: foʁ.ma.ˈtʃi.vu
"Aquelas experiências foram formativas para o seu futuro."
रचनात्मक
Transliteration: rachnatmak
"बचपन का समय व्यक्ति के जीवन का रचनात्मक काल होता है।"
形成的
Transliteration: xíng chéng de
"童年是性格形成的关键时期。"
형성기의
Transliteration: hyeong-seong-gi-ui
"그것은 그의 성격 형성에 중요한 시기였다."
形成期の
Transliteration: keisei-ki no
"多感な形成期を海外で過ごした。"
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