See formally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "in accordance with rigorous rules",
"word": "formálně"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "in accordance with rigorous rules",
"word": "formeel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in accordance with rigorous rules",
"word": "formaalisti"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "in accordance with rigorous rules",
"word": "rigorosamente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "in accordance with rigorous rules",
"word": "formalmente"
}
],
"word": "formally"
}
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