formal
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Is formal a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of formal?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (especially sciences, mathematics, linguistics) In accordance with a methodological framework with well-defined rules or laws; rigorous.Examples: "A set of words can be formal cognates only if they can be derived from a common ancestor by regular sound laws."; "Only formal proofs, which derive theorems logically from their given axioms, are considered satisfactory in modern mathematics."especially
2. (mathematics, philosophy) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.Examples: "Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence."
noun (English)
1. (clothing) An evening gown.Examples: "Well, I open up the door / And much to my surprise / The girls were wearin' formals / And the boys were wearin' ties"countableuncountable
2. (programming) A formal parameter.countableuncountable
3. (Oxbridge slang) Ellipsis of formal hall.abbreviationalt-ofcountableellipsisuncountable
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Formalin.uncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary