formative

adjective

  1. 1

    forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

    a formative influence

    a formative experience

  2. 2

    capable of forming new cells and tissues

    a formative zone in developing bone

noun

  1. 1

    minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

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