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formal 1. acquired by study in academic institutions 2. logically deductive 3. Philosophy a. of or relating to form as opposed to matter or content b. pertaining to the essence or nature of something c. (in the writings of Descartes) pertaining to the correspondence between an image or idea and its object d. being in the formal mode
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Finally, there is the formal problem of defining truth and falsehood, and deriving the objective reference of a proposition from the meanings of its component words. A sentinel at each end of the bridge stood with his rifle in the position known as "support," that is to say, vertical in front of the left shoulder, the hammer resting on the forearm thrown straight across the chest -- a formal and unnatural position, enforcing an erect carriage of the body. just old enough to be formal, ungovernable, and to have the gout; too old to be agreeable, too young to die. |
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