Chat and Debate

Chat

Chat noun - Friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this.

Usage example: short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house

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Debate and chat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debate" instead the word "Chat" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: chatter, chatty, chatting

Debate noun - An exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue.

Usage example: there was no debate over the expenditures before the vote

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Chat and debate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chat" instead the word "Debate" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

long	long chat	long debate
normal	normal chat	normal debate
common	common chat	common debate
brief	brief chat	brief debate
Other adjectives: public, friendly, heavy, entire, serious, little, civil, interesting, general, above, last, lengthy.

Francis seems especially prone to turning a normal chat into a philosophical debate.

Source: Literature / An Elegy for the Still-living

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