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Definition of Phatic
1. Adjective. (linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship e.g polite mood, rather than meaning; for example, "How are you?" is often not a literal question but is said only as a greeting. (Similarly, a response such as "Fine" is often not an accurate answer, but merely an acknowledgement of the greeting.) ¹
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Definition of Phatic
1. sharing feelings rather than ideas [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phatic
Literary usage of Phatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Biblical and theological dictionary by Richard Watson (1832)
"This was foretold to be "a The awful plague of darkness over ill It land of Egypt,
for three days, "a thick darkness which might he felt," in the em- phatic ..."
2. Diseases of the ear in childhood: By Dr. Gustav Alexander, Tr. by Arthur J by Gustav Alexander, Arthur Joseph Bedell (1914)
"... phatic TISSUE (PERILYMphatic CAPSULE OF THE LABYRINTH) In describing the
osseous capsule of the labyrinth (Plates IV-VII) it was not feasible to adopt ..."
3. Observations on Some of the General Principles and on the Particular Nature by Haddy James (1821)
"... in- Qf these subacute inflammatory swellings of the «faid™phatic glands I know
no account which is at ..."
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