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tête-à-tête

[teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet; Fr. te-ta-tet] noun, plural tête-à-têtes, French tête-à-tête, adjective, adverb
–noun
1. a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
2. Also called vis-à-vis. a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.
–adjective
3. of, between, or for two persons together without others.
–adverb
4. (of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.

Origin:
1690–1700; < F: lit., head to head
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tête-à-tête [(tayt-uh-tayt)]

An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

tête-à-tête  (n.)
1697, "a private meeting," from Fr., lit. "head-to-head," from O.Fr. teste "head" (see tester (2)). The adj., "privately," is recorded from 1728.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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