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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or characterized by official routine or formality. See red tape, under tape.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See Red tape, under red, a.

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