| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual: ceremonial, ceremony, liturgy, observance, office, rite, service. See RITUAL. 2. A conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose: ceremony, form, formality. See RITUAL, USUAL. | | ADJECTIVE: | Of or characterized by ceremony: ceremonial, ceremonious, formal, liturgical, ritualistic. See RITUAL.
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