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  1. noun An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.
  2. noun An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.
  3. noun A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach: a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.
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  • To true piety as well as to profound love, the formula is a sort of profanation. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Life Of St. Francis of Assisi, by Paul Sabatier.
  • Hence the omission of the ingredients of mustard gas here, although the formula is a widely known one Chapter V. ISLAND SIEGE THE short dark man, Stub, clapped his hands together approvingly. —  120 - Waves Of Death
  • Plating current density control and duration (controller), Ventilation (for safety) Black chrome can also be plated in the same way and still have similar characteristics to the bright chrome For aesthetic or anti-reflective applications, it may be preferable in some cases I have not yet used it, but the formula is as follows: —  We Blog A Lot
  • They've made four straight Frozen Fours, and the formula has been the same every year. —  FanHouse
  • The main component of this formula is the powerful and innovative Quadra Cuts Proprietary Blend providing multiple sources of natural caffeine-related alkaloids. —  PRWeb - Daily News Feed
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  1. Latin fōrmula, diminutive of fōrma, form.

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  1. =G. Danish Swedish formel =F. formule = Spanish Portuguese formula = Italian formola, formula, from Latin formula, a small pattern or mold, a form, rule, principle, method, formula, diminutive of forma, a form: see form, n.
 

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