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pleasantry
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pleasantry
(noun)
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pleasantry
/
ˈ
plɛzn̩tri/
noun
plural
pleasantries
pleasantry
/
ˈ
plɛzn̩tri/
noun
plural
pleasantries
Learner's definition of PLEASANTRY
[
count
]
formal
:
something (such as a greeting) that people say in order to be polite
—
usually plural
After exchanging
pleasantries
, she brought me into her office to discuss the project.
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