Formalities: alternatives and connections

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Formalities

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Ceremonial 76% connected

Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.

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Ceremony 76% connected

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the pe…

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Observance 76% connected

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and f…

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Formal 74% connected

See Methylal.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Formal 74% connected

See Methylal.

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Formality 92% connected

The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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