formal


Definition: Meaning of, formal in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɔːm(ə)l /

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  1. official [usually before noun] made or done officially or publicly
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  2. behaviour formal behaviour is very polite, and is used in official or important situations, or with people you do not know well
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  3. language formal language is used in official or serious situations
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  4. event/occasion a formal event is important, and people who go to it wear special clothes and behave very politely
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  5. clothes formal dress is clothing such as a TUXEDO for men or a long dress for women, that is worn to formal events
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  6. formal education/training/qualifications education etc in a subject or skill, that you receive in a school, college etc rather than practical experience of it
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  7. organized done in a very organized way
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  8. garden/park a formal garden, park, or room is arranged in a very organized way
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  1. a dance at which you have to wear formal clothes
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  2. an expensive and usually long dress that women wear on formal occasions
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formal used in phrases

  • formal garden (noun)
    1. a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
  • formal logic (noun)
    1. any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
  • formal semantics (noun)
    1. the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning
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