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                    as in ceremonial
                                                
              
          
                                                      following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules                                       
              
                             a formal meeting of the board of directors                                       a formal contract that was legally binding                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in titular
                                                
              
          
                                                      being something in name or form only                                       
              
                             was the formal head of the charitable organization though he never attended a single meeting                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in ceremonious
                                                
              
          
                                                      marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details                                       
              
                             gave her a formal invitation to dinner                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in dress
                                                
              
          
                                                      relating to or suitable for wearing to an event requiring elegant dress and manners                                       
              
                             the dress code is formal for tonight's event                                       a shop that rents out formal wear                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in eloquent
                                                
              
          
                                                      very dignified in form, tone, or style                                       
              
                             the formal language of the coronation ceremony                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in dance
                                      
              
          
                                                      a social gathering for dancing                                       
              
                             he asked her to the formal at the end of the year                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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