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Meaning of informalism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“At other times, in complete contrast, as noted elsewhere (Section 7.3), there is frequent recourse to slang and informalisms. Speech style in this sense is closely connected to footing.”
“The reason we don't, he said, is because our educational system has swung too far in the direction of formal methods and has neglected such informalisms as common sense and natural language communication.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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