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in·for·mal·i·ty
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conversational quality
(in public speaking) a manner of utterance that resembles the spontaneity and informality of relaxed personal conversation. -
cracker-barrel
rural; rustic; homespun -
familiarity
thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc. -
first-name
of or relating to one's first, or given, name; familiar; intimate: They were on a first-name basis soon after meeting. -
progressive education
any of various reformist educational philosophies and methodologies since the late 1800s, applied especially to elementary schools, that reject the rote recitation and strict discipline of traditional, single-classroom teaching, favoring instead more stimulation of the individual pupil as well as group discussion, more informality in the classroom, a broader curriculum, and use of laboratories, gymnasiums, kitchens, etc., in the school.