formulaicness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

formulaic +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

formulaicness (uncountable)

  1. the state or condition of being formulaic; following a formula or predictable pattern
    • 1997, Egbert J. BAKKER, Ahuvia Kahane, Written Voices, Spoken Signs: Tradition, Performance, and the Epic Text‎[1]:
      "In medieval literary studies the discussion of "transitional texts" has referred particularly to the pervading formulaicness of vernacular poetry."

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