formative — adjective 1) at a formative stage Syn: developmental, developing, growing, malleable, impressionable, susceptible 2) a formative influence Syn: determining, controlling, influential, guiding, decisive … Thesaurus of popular words
stage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period/state in progress/development ADJECTIVE ▪ distinct ▪ The process has three distinct stages. ▪ beginning, early, initial, opening, preliminary … Collocations dictionary
stage — I UK [steɪdʒ] / US noun Word forms stage : singular stage plural stages *** 1) [countable] a particular point in time during a process or set of events The negotiations had reached a delicate stage. at this stage: There s no point arguing about… … English dictionary
stage*/*/*/ — [steɪdʒ] noun I 1) [C] a particular point in time during a process or series of events We were now on the last stage of our journey.[/ex] They had the ball more often in the early stages of the game.[/ex] There s no point arguing about it at this … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
formative — adj. Formative is used with these nouns: ↑experience, ↑influence, ↑period, ↑stage, ↑year … Collocations dictionary
Classic stage — The Classic Stage is an archaeological term describing a particular developmental level dating from AD 500 to 1200. This stage is the fourth of five stages defined by Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips 1958 book Method and Theory in American… … Wikipedia
Mirror stage — toddler and mirror The mirror stage is a concept in the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan. Philosopher Raymond Tallis[1] describes the mirror stage as the cornerstone of Lacan’s oeuvre. Initially, Lacan proposed that the mirror stage was… … Wikipedia
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas — encompasses the visual artistic traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Americas from ancient times to the present. These include works from South America, Mesoamerica, North America including Greenland, as well as Siberian Yup ik peoples who … Wikipedia
