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William Herschel
William Herschel /ˈwɪljəm ˈhɝːʃəl/
noun
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English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
(
Herschel
, Sir Frederick William Herschel
, Sir William Herschel
, William Herschel
)
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
formal
formal /ˈfɔrməl/
adjective
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(
)
Being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
(
formal
)
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Pay one's formal respects
pay one's formal respects
Formal dress
formal dress
A formal ball
a formal ball
The requirement was only formal and often ignored
the requirement was only formal and often ignored
A formal education
a formal education
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()
Characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
(
formal
)
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
Formal duties
formal duties
An official banquet
an official banquet
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()
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
(
formal
)
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
The paper was written in formal English
the paper was written in formal English
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Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
(
courtly
, formal
, stately
)
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
A courtly gentleman
a courtly gentleman
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Logically deductive
(
formal
)
logically deductive
Formal proof
formal proof
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(fine arts) represented in simplified or symbolic form
(
formal
, conventional
, schematic
)
(fine arts) represented in simplified or symbolic form
noun
-
[ N. American]
A gown for evening wear
(
dinner dress
, dinner gown
, evening gown
, formal
[ N. American] )
a gown for evening wear
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A lavish dance requiring formal attire
(
ball
, formal
)
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
Clupea harangus
Clupea harangus /klu'piə hə'ræŋgəs/
noun
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Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
(
Clupea harangus
, herring
)
commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
Lorenzo Ganganelli
Lorenzo Ganganelli /ləˈrɛntsoʊ ɡæŋɡəˈnɛli/
noun
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Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
(
Clement XIV
, Lorenzo Ganganelli
, Pope Clement XIV
)
Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
