phatic

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Synonyms: aphatic, phasic, phagic, photic, pratic, phytic, phakic, phaeic, phalic, platic

Antonyms: aphatic, phasic, phagic, photic, pratic, phytic, phakic, phaeic, phalic, platic

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship and whose meaning is otherwise either [[de-emphasize|deemphasized]] or [[absent]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A phatic utterance.

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