'Re-formation' definitions:

Definition of 're-formation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting [syn: re-formation, regeneration]

Definition of 'Re-formation'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]