The meaning of Phatic
Phatic – definition
adjectiveDenoting or relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions. utterances such as hello, how are you? and nice morning, isn't it? are phatic.
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Word origin
1920s: from Greek phatos ‘spoken’ or phatikos ‘affirming’.
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