FORMALISATION
World English Dictionary
formalize or formalise (ˈfɔːməˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to be or make formal |
| 2. | (tr) to make official or valid |
| 3. | (tr) to give a definite shape or form to |
| 4. | logic to extract the logical form of (an expression), to express in the symbols of some formal system |
| formalise or formalise | |
| —vb | |
| formali'zation or formalise | |
| —n | |
| formali'sation or formalise | |
| —n | |
| 'formalizer or formalise | |
| —n | |
| 'formaliser or formalise | |
| —n | |
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| formalisation | |
noun | |
| the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) [syn: formalization] |
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Formalisation
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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