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semiformal

/ˌsɛmiˈfɔrməl/ /ˌsɛmaɪˈfɔrməl/

Meanings
adjective
Somewhat formal.

Examples :

"For the office holiday party, the dress code is semiformal, so a suit without a tie or a nice dress would be appropriate. "
style appearance

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Illustration suit

suit noun

/s(j)uːt/ /s(j)ut/

A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

"Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding."

Illustration code

code noun

/kəʊd/ /koʊd/

A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.

"This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9."

Illustration office

office noun

/ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/

A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:

"The mayor's office held a special ceremony to honor the city's firefighters. "

Illustration appropriate

appropriate verb

/əˈproʊpriət/ /əˈproʊprieɪt/

To make suitable; to suit.

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

Illustration holiday

holiday noun

/ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

"Today is a Wiccan holiday!"

Illustration dress

dress noun

/dɹɛs/

An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

Illustration formal

formal noun

/ˈfɔːməl/ /ˈfɔɹməl/

Formalin.

"The lab technician carefully measured the formalin for the experiment. "

Illustration somewhat

somewhat noun

/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/

More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

"The somewhat of extra help she received from her tutor significantly improved her test scores. "

Illustration nice

nice noun

/naɪs/

Niceness.

"The teacher praised the student's niceness, noting how helpful she was to her classmates. "

Illustration party

party noun

/ˈpɑ(ː)ɾi/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/

A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

Illustration would

would noun

/wʊd/ /wəd/

Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

"A promotion at work would be a great reward for his hard work. "

Illustration without

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "