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Definition of Semi-formal
1. Adjective. Moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket. "A black-tie dinner"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semi-formal
Literary usage of Semi-formal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. African Voices on Structural Adjustment by Thandika Mkandawire (2003)
"... the problem of financial sector integration by investigating whether there
are links between the formal, semi-formal, and informal financial sectors. ..."
2. OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey by Oecd (2006)
"semi-formal firms usually do not hire high-skilled managers. ... reluctant to
take on the reputational and other risks of running a semi-formal entity. ..."
3. Men's Wear. [semi-monthly] (1910)
"The pleated shirt, sometimes worn now with formal evening dress, is distinctly
semi-formal in its character and should be reserved for wear with the dinner ..."
4. A Minimum Course in Rhetoric by Henry Copp Edgar (1922)
"243. Study Models III-VI: business letters. 244. Study Model VII: a semi-formal
business letter. 245. Study Model VIII: a formal letter of friendship. 246. ..."
5. The Clothier and Furnisher (1894)
"The fashion plate figure that wears the imitation of the semi-formal cutaway ...
The accompanying illustration of the semi-formal cutaway is done in the ..."
6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"They are specially desirable when color display is sought in connection with
formal or semi-formal designs, as on terraces and by balustrades. ..."
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