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The Clue
Formal events (10 letter answer)
The Answer
CEREMONIES
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The answer CEREMONIES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CEREMONY as a noun:
1. (ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance) = a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
2. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"
3. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"