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nouna lavish dance requiring formal attire
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adjectiverepresented in simplified or symbolic form
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nouna gown for evening wear
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adjectiverefined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
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"pay one's formal respects" "formal dress" "a formal ball" "the requirement was only formal and often ignored" "a formal education"adjectivebeing in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
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"formal duties"adjectivecharacteristic of or befitting a person in authority
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"formal proof"adjectivelogically deductive
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"the paper was written in formal English"adjective(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
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- present formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- information formal accusation of a crime
- positive formally laid down or imposed
- warrant formal and explicit approval
- appearance formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
- published formally made public
- dignity formality in bearing and appearance
- reserve formality and propriety of manner
- presentation formally making a person known to another or to the public
- examination formal systematic questioning