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causerie

[ koh-zuh-ree; French kohzuh-ree ]

noun

plural causeries
  1. an informal talk or chat.
  2. a short, informal essay, article, etc.


causerie

/ kozri; ˈkəʊzərɪ /

noun

  1. an informal talk or conversational piece of writing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of causerie1

First recorded in 1820–30; from French, equivalent to caus(er) “to chat†(from Latin ³¦²¹³Ü²õÄå°ùÄ« “to plead at law,†derivative of causa “judicial proceedings, legal case, trialâ€) + -erie; -ery
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of causerie1

C19: from French, from causer to chat
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If you read Notes on a Cellar Book, as you should, you will agree that it is a charmingly light-hearted causerie for a gentleman to publish at the age of seventy-five.

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He speaks without notes; for, indeed, such a causerie spins itself, like a sailor's yarn, though out of finer materials.

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As for the exquisite little causerie it remains to us safe and secure, veritable treasure-trove of unsullied gold against the years that the locust hath eaten.

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He had lived much in Paris, where he studied impressionism and perfected his natural talent for causerie, and his inborn preference for the hedonistic view of life.

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This could no longer--it was impossible--be the mere inspiration of the moment, and only a harmless causerie.

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