Something said or done as a matter of form.
A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
The state of being formal.
The deliberate action of a rational being.
The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
Custom or established practice.
An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
The practical application of any branch of learning.