formal : Idioms & Phrases
Formal cause
- . See under
Cause .
Webster 1913
formal garden
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noun a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
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formal logic
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noun any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
symbolic logic; mathematical logic.
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formal semantics
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noun the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning
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semi-formal
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adjective satellite moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
semiformal; black-tie.
- he wore semiformal attire
- a black-tie dinner