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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Tête-à-tête

/(tāt`ȧ*tāt")/ · Tête·-à-tête · IPA /ˌtɛt.əˈtɛt/
01 n. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.
  1. 1.
    Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of two persons.
  2. 2.
    A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.
02 a. Private; confidential; familiar.
  1. 1.
    Private; confidential; familiar.
    “She avoided tête-à-tête walks with him.” — C. Kingsley.
03 adv. Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.
  1. 1.
    Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.