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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun formalities has 1 sense

• formalities(n = noun.event) formality - a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"
is a kind of ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance

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THESAURUS

formalities

amenities, ceremonies, civilities, civility, comity, convention, courtliness, decencies, decorum, dignities, diplomatic code, elegance, elegancies, etiquette, exquisite manners, gentilities, good form, good manners, graces, manners, mores, natural politeness, point of etiquette, politeness, politesse, proprieties, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners, rites, rituals, rules of conduct, social code, social conduct, social graces, social procedures, social usage

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