Process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
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He was in the act of forming this opinion, when Ladoc approached.
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Enunciation, belonging to elocution, is the act of forming those authorized sounds into finished speech.
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The act of forming mercantile or financial bargains, more generally an abundance of such acts done by separate individuals.
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Conception, which is otherwise known as Simple Apprehension, is the act of forming in the mind the idea of anything, e.g.
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They were in the very act of forming the Administration, filling offices, &c., &c., when Adam came in from the Prince.
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As usual, the act of forming the words, the scratching sound of the ballpoint on the page, made things clearer for him.
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"I have to..." He stopped, started anew, as if the act of forming simple words was becoming difficult.