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formality , for·mal·i·ty / fôrˈmalətē/ • n. (pl. -ties) the rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette: he retained the formality of his social backgro… Formal Structure , formal structure, formal organization A term first used by the Human Relations Movement for the managerial blueprint, organizational chart, or chain… Formal , Skip to main content
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for·mal / ˈfôrməl/ • adj. 1. done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an of… Formal Language , formal language
1. A language with explicit and precise rules for its syntax and semantics. Examples include programming languages and also logics su… Dinner Jacket , The dinner jacket emerged from an era when it was considered proper for upper-class men to dress formally for the evening meal. A comfortable, less f… monumental brasses , monumental brass. Plate of brass or latten incised with a formalized image and inscription, let into a slab of stone as a funerary monument.
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