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  • 1manner — n. 1. Method, mode, fashion, form, way, style. 2. Custom, habit, practice. 3. Degree, measure, extent. 4. [sing. and pl.] Sort, kind, sorts, kinds. 5. Behavior, carriage, deportment, air, mien, look, aspect, appearance, demeanor. 6. Mannerism,… …

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  • 2Polonius — is a character from William Shakespeare s Hamlet . The character is best known for uttering the immortal words: To thine own self be true, as well as a few other phrases still in use today such as Neither a borrower nor a lender be and brevity is …

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  • 3formal — adjective 1) a formal dinner Syn: ceremonial, ceremonious, ritualistic, ritual, conventional, traditional; stately, courtly, solemn, dignified; elaborate, ornate, dressy; black tie Ant …

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  • 4ceremonial — adj Ceremonial, ceremonious, formal, conventional, solemn are comparable when they mean char acterized or marked by attention to the forms, procedures, and details prescribed as right, proper, or requisite. Both ceremonial and ceremonious imply… …

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  • 5formal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. structural; external, superficial, outward; stylized, conventional, ceremonial, ritual[is tic], traditional; solemn, dignified; stuffy, strict, prim; correct, proper. See conformity, fashion,… …

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  • 6ceremonial — I. adjective Date: 14th century marked by, involved in, or belonging to ceremony ; stressing careful attention to form and detail < ceremonial rites > < a ceremonial occasion > • ceremonialism noun • ceremonialist noun • ceremonially …

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  • 7decorous — decorous, decent, seemly, proper, nice apply to persons, their utterances, and their behavior, and mean conforming to an accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form. Something is decorous when it is marked by&#8230; …

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  • 8Kiss — A romantic kiss This article is about the physically affectionate act. For other uses, see Kiss (disambiguation). For the municipality in Germany, see K …

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  • 9formal — formal1 formalness, n. /fawr meuhl/, adj. 1. being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one s formal respects. 2. marked by form or ceremony: a formal occasion. 3. designed for wear or use at occasions or …

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  • 10indecorous — indecorous, improper, unseemly, indecent, unbecoming, indelicate are comparable when meaning not in conformity with the accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form. The first four words are in general the diametrical …

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