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Formalist
Meaning
Noun
●
An
overly
formal
person, especially one who
adheres
to current
forms
; a stickler
●
An
advocate
of formalism
Adj
●
Of or
pertaining
to
formalism
; formalistic
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Origin
formalist
English
-ist
English
formal
English
formel
Middle English (1100-1500)
formel
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
formalis
Latin
forma
Latin
μόρφα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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