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Traditional English :: formal
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fomal - adj. & n. --adj. 1 used or done or held in accordance with rules, convention, or ceremony (formal dress; a formal occasion).
2 ceremonial; required by convention (a formal call).
3 precise or symmetrical (a formal garden).
4 prim or stiff in manner.
5 perfunctory, having the form without the spirit.
6 valid or correctly so called because of its form; explicit and definite (a formal agreement).
7 in accordance with recognized forms or rules.
8 of or concerned with (outward) form or appearance, esp. as distinct from content or matter.
9 Logic concerned with the form and not the matter of reasoning.
10 Philos. of the essence of a thing; essential not material. --n. US 1 evening dress.
2 an occasion on which evening dress is worn. formally adv. formalness n. [ME f. L formalis (as FORM)] |
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Related Words
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formal
affair
after
hours
wear
attire
semi
complaint
letter
form
hair
dos
dress
plus
size
evening
gown
style
shoes
woman
desmonds
dining
room
furniture
womens
al
prom
format
suit
discount
wholesale
girl
invitation
infant
logica
mother
bride
table
setting
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Most Often Usage
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a formal affair
after hours formal wear
formal attire
semi formal attire
complaint letter form
formal hair dos
formal dress
plus size formal dress
formal evening wear
formal evening gown
formal evening dress
formal hair style
formal shoes
formal wear for woman
desmonds formal wear
formal dining room furniture
womens formal shoes
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