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semiformals

semiformals is the plural of semiformal.

Meaning of semiformal

Noun

semiformal (plural semiformals)

  1. (Canada, US) A social event in which one is expected to dress in semiformal wear.
    • Bright-colored flyers decorated battered lockers, telling everyone to join the debate team, try out for the school play, and not to miss the fall semiformal this Friday. I wondered what a "semiformal" consisted of at a public school, not that I'd bothered to ask anyone.2010, Amanda Hocking, Switched (Trylle Trilogy; 3), New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Griffin, published 2012, →ISBN, page 9

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Questions about semiformals

What is semiformals the plural of?
Semiformals is the plural of semiformal.

Words near semiformals in the dictionary

  1. semiformalize
  2. semiformalized
  3. semiformalizes
  4. semiformalizing
  5. semiformally
  6. semiformals
  7. semiformed
  8. semiforms
  9. semifortified
  10. semifossil
  11. semifossilized

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