"formalwear" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-formalwear.wav Forms: formal wear [alternative]
Etymology: From formal + -wear. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|formal|wear}} formal + -wear Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} formalwear (uncountable)
  1. Clothing suited to formal occasions Tags: uncountable Translations (clothing suited to formal occasions): juhlavaatteet [plural] (Finnish), cēnātōria [neuter, plural] (Latin)

Alternative forms

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