Formality: alternatives and connections

The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).

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

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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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The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.

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The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.

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Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

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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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The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious.

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The quality or state of being stately.

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See Methylal.

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See Methylal.

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See Methylal.

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See Methylal.

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Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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of Formality

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The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.

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The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.

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