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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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The meeting breaks up around 2 p.m. and is followed by music-filled, informal mingling, where the participants discuss the book and the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Most leaders arrived in the Armenian capital for an informal dinner on Sunday.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

These tags, left on fading labels and torn record sleeves, can be found on countless singles and albums from the era, informal markers of who people were and where they came from.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

But unwed couples often make informal arrangements over custody and child support, which can backfire and land them in court years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Thus the informal Torricellian network marks the effective beginning of the institutionalization of science, driven by the conviction that collaboration and exchange would lead to more rapid progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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