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Formality
Meaning
Noun
●
The
state of being
formal.
●
Something said or done as
a matter
of form.
●
A
customary
ritual
without new or
unique
meaning.
●
A specific
requirement
for
obtaining
a
legal
status
,
conducting
a
transaction
, etc.
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Origin
formality
English
-ity
English
-ité
French
-ité
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
-ete
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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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Etym
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Tone
Familiarity
Pageantry
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Rhymes
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Reality
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Fatality
Tonality
Locality
Zonality
Finality
Modality
Totality
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Speciality
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Generality
Topicality
Cordiality
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Bestiality
Mysticality
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Notionality
Externality
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