formal mode
noun
philosophy the style in which words are explicitly mentioned rather than used of their subject matter. "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode, while "Fido is a dog" is in the material mode: See also mention (def. 7)
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How to use formal mode in a sentence
Speak; but no more of the formal mode of address between us, my dear Dufresne.
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII) | Charles Paul de KockSemyon Ivanovitch was a plain man, and never used the formal mode of address to any one.
White Nights and Other Stories | Fyodor DostoevskyIn such unorganized play there are no fixed rules, no formal mode of procedure, and generally, no climax to be achieved.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium | Jessie H. Bancroft
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