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formality

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Definitions

﹒The rigid observance of rules, conventions, or etiquette.

﹒A procedure or action performed merely to comply with requirements or custom.

﹒The quality or state of being formal.

Examples

﹒The handshake was merely a formality before the two rivals began their intense negotiations.

﹒He found the strict formality of the royal dinner party to be quite stifling.

﹒Signing the document was just a legal formality required to finalize the property transfer.

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