Assertion: dinner | /r/HasProperty | formal affair
Facets:
value: by some
type: OTHER
value: slightly more
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Everyone in both families, in the wedding party, and from out of town was invited, and the dinner was a more formal affair.
text: In modern use dinner and supper both usually refer to the main meal of the day eaten in the evening, with dinner being the slightly more formal word.
text: However, dinner can be considered by some to be a somewhat more formal word.
text: In London ( c. 1875– c. 1900), dinner parties were formal occasions that included printed invitations and formal RSVPs.