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Word: Formality
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘accordance with legal rules or conventions’): from French formalité or medieval Latin formalitas, from formalis (see formal)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɔːˈmalɪti
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fəˈmalɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the rigid observance of convention or etiquette
Short Definition:observance of convention
Examples:- the formality of life in an English public school
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