formulation

CEFRC1

/fˌɔrmjəˈleɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The way an idea, plan, or product is carefully developed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A medicinal preparation.

Examples

  • I'm afraid this is an incorrect formulation of the question.

  • Oleg disagreed with that formulation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

  2. A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.

More examples

In context

  • If you liked our old shampoo, you'll love the new kinder, gentler formulation.

  • The formulation with the bare infinitive was somewhat less common.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The chemist spent months perfecting the blank of the new medicine.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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