| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  t t  -tt , t t-tt |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | Without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy: talk tête-à-tête; a tête-à-tête supper. | | NOUN: | 1. A private conversation between two persons. 2. A sofa for two, especially an S-shaped one allowing the occupants to face each other. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French : tête, head + à, to + tête, head.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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