The Collaborative International Dictionary
Re-formation
Re-formation \Re`-for*ma"tion\ (r?`f?r*m?"sh?n), n. The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
re-formation
n. A new formation (a subsequent coming together of the elements of a former grouping)
WordNet
re-formation
n. forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting [syn: regeneration]
Usage examples of "re-formation".
Anything that survives the Ginnangu-Gap at the metagalactic center, by as much as five micro-seconds, carries an energy potential into the future which will have a considerable influence on the re-formation of the two universes.