formality

/fɔːˈmæləti/ noun

Definition

OFFICIAL THING [C] › something that the law or an official process says must be done: There are certain legal formalities to be completed.

BEHAVIOUR [U] › formal and polite behaviour: the formality of a royal funeral

(Definition of formality noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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