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cau⋅se⋅rie

  [koh-zuh-ree; Fr. kohzuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries  [-reez; Fr. -ree] .
1. an informal talk or chat.
2. a short, informal essay, article, etc.
Origin:
1820–30; < F, equiv. to caus(er) to chat (< L causārī to plead at law, deriv. of causa case) + -erie -ery
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cau·se·rie   (kōz-rē')   
n.  

  1. An informal discussion or chat, especially of an intellectual nature.

  2. A short conversational piece of writing or criticism.


[French, from causer, to talk, from Latin causārī, to plead, discuss, from causa, case, cause.]
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