OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 15322

formal

/ˈfɔɹməl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
formal
In accordance with established forms.
She spoke formal English, without any dialect.
formal
Relating to the form or structure of something.
Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.
THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practica…
protocolario
Ceremonial or traditional.
Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!