About The Word Tete-a-tete

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Tete-a-tete

Tete-a-tete Meaning & Definition
Tete-a-tete Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tete-a-tete?

[n] small sofa that seats two people
[n] a private conversation between two people
[adv] without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy; "we talked tete-a-tete"
[adj] involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tete-a-tete: love seat | private | vis-a-vis

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See Also | conversation | couch | lounge | pillow talk | sofa

Tete-a-tete In Webster's Dictionary

\T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\ (t[=a]t`[.a]*t[=a]t"), n. [F., head to head. See {Tester} a covering, {Test} a cupel.] 1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons. 2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.
\T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, a. Private; confidential; familiar. She avoided t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te walks with him. --C. Kingsley.
\T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, adv. Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly. --Prior.

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