formality

Meaning (English)

a required procedure with little substance of its own

Meaning (मराठी)

औपचारिकता, केवळ रीतीपुरती कार्यवाही

Used in a sentence

The public hearing was reduced to a formality lasting twenty minutes.

जनसुनावणी वीस मिनिटांच्या औपचारिकतेवर आणून ठेवण्यात आली.

Synonyms

procedure, convention, ritual

Antonyms

substance