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sem·i·for·mal
 semiformal
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- pronunciation:
- se
mi
for
m
 l
[or]
se
maI
for
ml
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
partly formal; suitable for an occasion that is more than informal and less than formal.
a semiformal dancesemiformal dress |
(adj.)semiformal
+ noun
approach, attire, banquet, buffet, costume, diction, dinner, group, mask, mean, occasion, organization, sorority, stakeout, staple, tuxedo, verification
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The word semiformal
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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