PHATIC


Meaning of PHATIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek phatos, verbal of phanai to speak

Date: 1922

: of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information

• phat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.