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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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The first day of the trip featured a more informal welcome, with the Trumps treating Charles and Camilla to tea and cakes in the White House before showing them beehives on the famed lawn.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Ministers have also announced an extra 3,000 neighbourhood police officers and removed the informal threshold that limited prosecutions for thefts under £200.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

In a twist, Orbán is expected to be still in place as caretaker prime minister when EU leaders meet for an informal summit in Cyprus on 23-34 April.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Later, after I had been rehabilitated, I learned that Esther knew what I was interested in through the informal schooling at the center.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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