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without ceremony — 1. Informally 2. Without adhering to conventions, customs, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑ceremony * * * without ceremony phrase in a quick, informal, and sometimes impolite way Dumping the report on his desk without ceremony, she turned and walked out.… … Useful english dictionary
without ceremony — ► without ceremony without formality or politeness. Main Entry: ↑ceremony … English terms dictionary
without ceremony — in a quick, informal, and sometimes impolite way Dumping the report on his desk without ceremony, she turned and walked out … English dictionary
without ceremony — without preamble or politeness. → ceremony … English new terms dictionary
without ceremony — without a ritual event, unofficially … English contemporary dictionary
ceremony — ► NOUN (pl. ceremonies) 1) a formal occasion, typically celebrating a particular event or anniversary. 2) the ritual procedures observed at such occasions. ● stand on ceremony Cf. ↑stand on ceremony ● without ceremony Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
ceremony — n. formal act 1) to conduct, hold, perform a ceremony 2) a flag raising; formal; funeral; marriage, wedding; opening; religious; solemn; wreath laying ceremony (to perform a religious ceremony) formality 3) to stand on ceremony 4) appropriate… … Combinatory dictionary
ceremony — noun 1 formal public/religious event ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ quiet, simple ▪ elaborate, glittering (BrE), lavish … Collocations dictionary
ceremony — [[t]se̱rɪməni, AM moʊni[/t]] ♦♦♦ ceremonies 1) N COUNT A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding. ...his grandmother s funeral, a private ceremony attended only by the family... Today s award ceremony took place at the British Embassy in… … English dictionary
ceremony — cer|e|mo|ny [ˈserıməni US mouni] n plural ceremonies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cerymonie, from Latin caerimonia] 1.) an important social or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way →↑ceremonial … Dictionary of contemporary English
