Definitions
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- adjective moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
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Examples
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Personally, I think I will be searching for something a bit semi-formal and/or traditional for our nuptials.
Malcolm Harris: The Dilemma of Gay Marriage: And What to Wear? Malcolm Harris 2011
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Personally, I think I will be searching for something a bit semi-formal and/or traditional for our nuptials.
Malcolm Harris: The Dilemma of Gay Marriage: And What to Wear? Malcolm Harris 2011
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The semi-formal affair will feature an open bar, buffet-style dinner, live performances and a silent auction of celebrity items.
Brad Balfour: Mini Conference and Fund Raiser Being Held This Weekend to Address Burmese Human Rights Issues Brad Balfour 2010
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Even in the semi-formal surroundings of the Team GB press marquee there is a waspish chemistry between the pair, and an air of almost marital delicacy when the subject is broached of Grainger's recent outings with alternative partners during Watkins' recent injury break.
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins ready to put chemistry to the test 2011
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The semi-formal affair will feature an open bar, buffet-style dinner, live performances and a silent auction of celebrity items.
Brad Balfour: Mini Conference and Fund Raiser Being Held This Weekend to Address Burmese Human Rights Issues Brad Balfour 2010
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The semi-formal affair will feature an open bar, buffet-style dinner, live performances and a silent auction of celebrity items.
Brad Balfour: Mini Conference and Fund Raiser Being Held This Weekend to Address Burmese Human Rights Issues Brad Balfour 2010
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As Vance put it: not bad but wrong or at least ill-advised in formal or semi-formal prose — which may be what you meant by “bad”.
National Grammar Day 2010: Ten More Common Grammar Myths, Debunked « Motivated Grammar 2010
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The hall was filled with a youthful exuberance, which speaks of many unsold seats and a plethora of rush tickets distributed to individuals excited to find another use for their semi-formal garb and all too eager to splash on cologne.
Amateur Night 2009
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Taking stacks of newspaper, glue and water, I skipped my high school semi-formal dance to give my girl some skin.
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The semi-formal affair will feature an open bar, buffet-style dinner, live performances and a silent auction of celebrity items.
Brad Balfour: Mini Conference and Fund Raiser Being Held This Weekend to Address Burmese Human Rights Issues Brad Balfour 2010
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