Academic Formalist Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
	40%	13		Opposite of formalist
	noun • an adherent of functionalism
	40%	9		Opposition to strict formalist principles in art
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