formality
noun (ACTION) /fɔːˈmæl.ə.ti/
/-t̬i/ Definition
› [C] something that has to be done but has no real importance: You'll have to sign the visitors' book, but it's just a formality.Things of little importance formalities [plural] › something that the law or an official process says must be done: We'll have to observe the formalities (= do what is expected).Manners and levels of formalityPolite and respectful
(Definition of formality noun (ACTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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