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for·mal·ism
 formalism
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
rigorous adherence to or observance of traditional forms, as in religious practice or artistic expression.
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adjective + (n.)formalism
abstract,
aesthetic,
best-known,
contemporary,
convenient,
conventional,
critical,
czech,
empty,
european,
excessive,
extreme,
historical,
juridical,
legal,
literary,
mathematical,
mere,
modernist,
official,
particular,
phenomenological,
russian,
semantic,
sterile,
synthetic,
textual,
western
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verb + (n.)formalism
apply, criticize, denounce, develop, distinguish, dominate, introduce, model, stress, treat
noun + (n.)formalism
abstraction,
approach,
art,
attack,
border,
century,
context,
contrast,
criticism,
decline,
emotionalism,
english,
form,
formalist,
influence,
introduction,
linguistics,
logic,
measurement,
mechanic,
observation,
physics,
quantum,
representation,
ritual,
search,
structuralism,
theory,
tradition
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| derivations: |
formalistic (adj.), formalistically (adv.), formalist (n.) |
The word formalism
contains the following part:
form
Latin
root
that means shape, form
  Example words:
aliform, antiformalist, antireform, auriform, coliform, conform, conformable, conformal, conformance, conformation, conformity, cruciform, cubiform, cuneiform, deform, deformation, deformed, deformity, form, formal, formalism, formality, formalize, formally, format, formation, formative, formless, formula, formularize, formulary, formulate, formulize, fusiform, inform, informal, informality, informant, information, informed, informer, iodoform, malformation, malformed, misinform, multiform, napiform, oviform, piciform, piliform, reform, reformation, reformatory, reformed, reformer, reformist, reniform, semiformal, transform, transformation, transformer, unformed, uniform, uniformity, variform, vermiform
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