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Phatic Speech

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
phatic communication
plural
Phatic Speeches
possessive
Phatic Speech's
pluralpossessive
Phatic Speeches'