formal mode

noun

1. See mention
   philosophy the style in which words are explicitly mentioned rather than used of their subject matter. "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode, while "Fido is a dog" is in the material mode See also mention

Example Sentences

Speak; but no more of the formal mode of address between us, my dear Dufresne.

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Semyon Ivanovitch was a plain man, and never used the formal mode of address to any one.

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In such unorganized play there are no fixed rules, no formal mode of procedure, and generally, no climax to be achieved.

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