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Definition pleasantry in British English

pleasantry noun

[countable] noun
/ˈplez(ə)ntri/
1

a pleasant remark that you make in order to be polite. When two people exchange pleasantries, they talk to each other politely about unimportant things.

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Definition pleasantry in British English