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causerie
[
koh-z
uh
-
ree
;
Fr.
kohz
uh
-
r
ee
]
cau·se·rie
/
ˌkoʊ
zəˈri
;
Fr.
koʊz
ə
ˈri
/
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[
koh-z
uh
-
ree
;
Fr.
kohz
uh
-
r
ee
]
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noun,
plural
cau·se·ries
/
-ˈriz
;
Fr.
-ˈri
/
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[
-
reez
;
Fr.
-
r
ee
]
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.
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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