Formal and Great

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Formal adjective - Following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules.

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Great and formal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Great" instead an adjective "Formal".

Great adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

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Formal and great are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formal" instead an adjective "Great".

Nearby Words: greatly, greatness

They tried to translate "Grand Ball" (in the sense of a great and formal dance event) into Italian, but instead of "Ballo", the Italian world for a dance event, they took "Palla" the Italian word for "ball" in the sense of a spherical object.

Source: Translation Train Wreck
So great is his hatred that Amin swears that he'll never forgive Great Britain unless the then-British Prime Minister Edward Heath personally comes to Uganda and delivers a formal apology to Amin.

Source: Film / General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait
Amateur Sleuth: Harry solves mysteries with his great observational and interpersonal skills, but he has no formal training or license as a detective.

Source: Comic Book / Resident Alien

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