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phatic [ˈfætɪk] adj
(Linguistics) (of speech, esp of conversational phrases) used to establish social contact and to express sociability rather than specific meaning [from Greek phat(os) spoken + -ic] Translations phatic adj (liter) → phatisch How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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