Term: formalism: the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: appointee: a person who is appointed to a job or position
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: jackal: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: white goods: large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: punctuation: something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: forfeit: something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: credit: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: pseudobulb: a solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: white mallee: small shrubby mallee
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: draft animal: an animal used for pulling heavy loads
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: belles-lettres: creative writing valued for esthetic content