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Semiformal
Definitions
- 1 Somewhat formal. not-comparable
"The HLA defines the rules of interoperability, a semiformal methodology for specifying simulation and federation object classes, and the interface specification that is a precise specification of the functional actions that a simulation may invoke."
- 2 Of clothing: having a level of formality between that of informal and formal wear. Canada, US, not-comparable, specifically
"Suits have largely replaced guayabera shirts as business and semiformal wear for middle and upper-class Panamanian men, made practical by the widespread use of air-conditioning in the cities."
- 3 Of an event: having a semiformal dress code. Canada, US, not-comparable, specifically
"The skirt was way too short, at least shorter than she preferred. It left exposed a good eight inches between her knee and thigh. But what choice did she really have? Casual cropped pants were hardly appropriate attire for a semiformal event."
- 1 moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket wordnet
- 1 A social event in which one is expected to dress in semiformal wear. Canada, US
"Bright-colored flyers decorated battered lockers, telling everyone to join the debate team, try out for the school play, and not to miss the fall semiformal this Friday. I wondered what a "semiformal" consisted of at a public school, not that I'd bothered to ask anyone."
Etymology
From semi- + formal.
From semi- + formal.
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