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formal

 
 
/ˈfɔːməl/ adjective

Translation

SERIOUS used about clothes, language, and behaviour that are serious and not friendly or relaxed
resmî
a formal dinner party665
OFFICIAL [always before noun] public or official
kamusal/resmî
a formal announcement/apology 179664665684
IN SCHOOL [always before noun] Formal education, training, etc happens in a school or college.
formal/resmî/olması gereken eğitim
Tom had little formal schooling.1368
(Definition of formal adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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