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  • 31informal — adj. 1 without ceremony or formality (just an informal chat). 2 (of language, clothing, etc.) everyday; normal. Phrases and idioms: informal vote NZ & Austral. an invalid vote or voting paper. Derivatives: informality n. (pl. ies). informally adv …

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  • 32informal — En el Manual de Español Urgente se advierte (desde su cuarta edición, en 1985) sobre el mal uso del adjetivo informal: Con frecuencia, este anglicismo desplaza incorrectamente a no oficial, oficioso o extraoficial …

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  • 33informal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. casual, free, easy, unofficial; unconventional, unceremonious. See unconformity, illegality. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without formality] Syn. casual, natural, relaxed, intimate, unceremonious,… …

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  • 34informal —   Kāpae i nā lula o ole a.    ♦ To eat informally, ai kū.    ♦ Informal attire, a ahu olu olu, a ahu nō e holo ana i ka mana o …

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  • 35Informal logic — (or, occasionally, non formal logic) is the study of arguments as presented in ordinary language, as contrasted with the presentations of arguments in an artificial, formal, or technical language (see formal logic ). Informal logic emerged in… …

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  • 36Informal mathematics — Informal mathematics, also called naïve mathematics, has historically been the predominant form of mathematics at most times and in most cultures, and is the subject of modern ethno cultural studies of mathematics. The philosopher Imre Lakatos in …

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  • 37Informal education — is a general term for education outside of a standard school setting. It can refer to various forms of alternative education, such as: * Unschooling or Homeschooling * Autodidacticism (Self teaching) * Youth WorkThe mass media and museums,… …

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  • 38informal proof of claim — informal proof of claim: a writing by a creditor that contains a demand for payment of a debt and an intention to hold the debtor s bankruptcy estate liable but that is not in the form prescribed in the Bankruptcy Code for proofs of claim ◇ If an …

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  • 39informal contract — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. informal contract …

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  • 40informal economy — ➔ economy1 * * * informal economy UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS ► THE SHADOW ECONOMY(Cf. ↑the shadow economy) …

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