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| phat·ic [ fáttik ] |
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conveying emotions rather than information: spoken in order to share feelings, create goodwill, or set a pleasant social mood, rather than to convey information. "Have a nice day!" is a phatic phrase.
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| [Early 20th century. < Greek phatos "spoken" < phanai (see -phasia)] |
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