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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of tête-à-tête. alt-of, alternative

   "Yet time and her aunt moved slowly—and her patience and her ideas were nearly worn out before the tete-a-tete was over."

2. 2
   small sofa that seats two people wordnet
3. 3
   a private conversation between two people wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   involving two persons; intimately private wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bothcauseriechatchattycouchcozy

Example

More examples

"We need to discuss this with the director tete-a-tete."

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