causerie

[koh-zuh-ree; Fr. kohzuh-ree]

cau·se·rie

[koh-zuh-ree; Fr. kohzuh-ree]
noun, plural cau·se·ries [-reez; Fr. -ree] .
1.
an informal talk or chat.
2.
a short, informal essay, article, etc.

Origin:
1820–30; < French, equivalent to caus(er) to chat (< Latin causārī to plead at law, derivative of causa case) + -erie -ery
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causerie (ˈkəʊzərɪ, French kozri)
 
n
an informal talk or conversational piece of writing
 
[C19: from French, from causer to chat]

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