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noun
A type of formal attire for men, normally consisting of a jacket (traditionally with tails), trousers, waistcoat, shirt and tie (traditionally a bow tie).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.
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noun
formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: formalwear, eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes
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