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Plural of: An established set or pattern of words or symbols used in a ceremony or procedure; An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound

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  • Noun, : His mystery stories were written according to a popular formula. ,a new formula for currant wine. ,Some races are open to Formula One cars
  • Mathematics is proven to be absolutely perfect and demonstrates in formulae that there are infinite degrees beyond the four we obviously know.
  • The classical principles of feng shui are laid down in history, and although each practitioner has his or her own style, the formulae should be the same.
  • Those who didn’t like what he wrote followed him around until he was observed ripping several pages containing formulae from a book in the Royal Institute library.
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