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formality

nounfeminine/fuɾ.mɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/medium

for·ma·li·da·de

Definition

The rigid observance of rules or conventions; something done as a matter of procedure rather than necessity.
Signing the document is just a formality.
He disliked the formalities of official dinners.
Common collocations
legal formalitymere formality

Etymology

Do latim 'formalitas', de 'formalis' (relativo à forma).

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