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Prom dresses can cost up to $1,200. But local shops and experts tell our Broken Arrow reporter Emma Burch that there are tips for finding the perfect gown while staying within your budget. The meaning of FORMAL is following or according with established form, custom, or rule. How to use formal in a sentence.

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Synonym Discussion of Formal. FORMAL definition: being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional. See examples of formal used in a sentence. Formal language is the language used esp. in writing in situations that are official and which is often more difficult than the language used in ordinary conversation.

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1. of, according to, or following established or prescribed forms, conventions, etc: a formal document. 2. characterized by observation of conventional forms of ceremony, behaviour, dress, etc: a formal dinner. 4. (Clothing & Fashion) suitable for occasions organized according to conventional ceremony: formal dress.

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