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Solemnity :: Solemnity (n.) Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.

Formaldehyde :: Formaldehyde (n.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid..

Starcher :: Starchedness (n.) The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.

Register :: Register (n.) To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future use or service..

Confirm :: Confirm (v. t.) To render valid by formal assent; to complete by a necessary sanction; to ratify; as, to confirm the appoinment of an official; the Senate confirms a treaty..

Speech :: Speech (n.) formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.

Parliament :: Parliament (n.) A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws..

Logic :: Logic (n.) The science or art of exact reasoning, or of pure and formal thought, or of the laws according to which the processes of pure thinking should be conducted; the science of the formation and application of general notions; the science of generalization, judgment, classification, reasoning, and systematic arrangement; correct reasoning..

Motion :: Motion (n.) A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn..

Overture :: Overture () A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection..

Commission :: Commission (n.) A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties..

Apophasis :: Apophasis (n.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Caesar, iii. 2.].

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Contract :: Contract (n.) A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation..

Formal :: Formal (a.) Sound; normal.

Devotionist :: Devotionist (n.) One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion..

Treaty :: Treaty (n.) An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance..

Visit :: Visit (v. t.) The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector..

Red-tapist :: Red-tapist (n.) One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities.

Luncheon :: Luncheon (n.) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast and dinner..

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